All-Active Martial Arts

We're Open during School Holidays!

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:32:18 GMT

All classes running as usual at AAMA during Term 1 school holidays

Following the Easter Long Weekend Closure (Good Friday, 3rd April to Easter Monday, 6th April 2026), all classes will run as usual at AAMA during the Term 1 school holidays.

We'll be open for all classes from Tuesday 7th April - Saturday 18th April .

School holidays are a great time to fit in some extra training or catch up on missed classes! ��

To everyone getting a break from school, enjoy your holidays! ��

Easter Long Weekend 2026

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:26:25 GMT

Easter Long Weekend Closure: 3-6 April 2026

AAMA will be closed for this year's Easter Long Weekend ��

Friday 3rd April: Good Friday

Saturday 4th April: Easter Saturday

Sunday 5th April: Easter Sunday

Monday 6th April: Easter Monday

Classes will resume on Tuesday 7th April 2026. All timetabled classes will run as usual during the term 1 school holidays. ��

March Gradings at AAMA

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:19:24 GMT

Our first Gradings for 2026 commence on Saturday 28th March

Our first Gradings for 2026 commence on Saturday 28th March.

Please take note of the following grading dates for eligible students in each system:

Saturday 28th March: Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai
Monday 30th March, 6pm: EKA Sport - Kids
Monday 30th March, 7pm: Muay Thai
Tuesday 31st March, 8pm: Krav Maga
Wednesday 1st April, 7pm: Eskrima
Thursday 2nd April, 7pm: EKA Sport - Teens/Adults

Best of luck to all who are working toward grading this year. Gradings are held around every 3 months on average at AAMA. If you're unsure as to whether you are due for grading in March/April, please check with your instructor!

AAMA Team ��

Labour Day Public Holiday: Mon 9 March

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:22:42 GMT

AAMA will be closed on Monday 9 March: Labour Day Public Holiday

Members please note that we'll be closed on Monday 9th March , due to the Labour Day Public Holiday .

There will be NO CLASSES on this day.

All Saturday classes will run as usual on Sat 7th March ��

Christmas Closure & January 2026 Timetable

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:45:55 GMT

2025 Christmas Closure & January 2026 Timetable

It's almost time to wrap up for 2025!

Thank you to all our wonderful members and families for another fantastic year at All Active Martial Arts!

It's been an eventful year at AAMA, lined with many outstanding achievements in our members' training. Gradings, promotions, training camps and competition medals, it's been awesome to share these all with you!

We've welcomed many new faces to AAMA over the year to begin their martial arts journey, who we've been so happy to see settling in so well alongside our long-standing members - and to our longer-term members, your commitment and drive for strength, knowledge and achievement is something to be truly proud of.

We've proudly watched you all make such great progress in your chosen martial arts, with many of you training across multiple styles. Well done to you all!

We are looking forward to a busy and exciting 2026, for Kids Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Eskrima and WEKAF Stickfighting.

We thank you for choosing All Active Martial Arts for your martial arts training and allowing us to support and share in your martial arts journey and achievements. We are so very proud to call you part of the All Active Martial Arts family!

We will be wrapping up classes on Thursday 18th December 2025, and taking a short break for Christmas/New Year, before getting back to training on Monday 5th January 2026. We'll be running on Holiday timetable for the first few weeks of the year, with our full schedule of classes resuming after Australia day, on Tuesday 27th Jan. All new enquiries and trial bookings are welcomed from the new year.

For all class times, please check the Student Portal/App, or refer to the AAMA Class Timetable page.

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year Break! ��

AAMA End of Year Awards & BBQ

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:25:14 GMT

AAMA 2025 Awards & End of Year BBQ

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2025 December Gradings & End of Year Schedule

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:22:55 GMT

As we approach the end of 2025, there's still lots going on at AAMA!

Please take note of the following grading and end-of-year schedule, and mark these dates in your calendar!

Sat 13th December 2025 : Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai Grading
End-of-Year Grading is an important all-day event at AAMA, and as such there will be no other classes running on this day.

Please note all current Black Belts will be required from 10:00am - 3:00pm (Lunch will be provided for Black Belt Grading Assistants)

GRADING DAY SCHEDULE - KIDS KARATE & ZEN DO KAI - SAT 13 DEC 2025

10:00am - Current Junior & Intermediate Black Belts Grading to Intermediate 1st Degree
11:00am - Current White Belts Grading to Yellow, Yellow Belts Grading to Orange and Orange Belts Grading to Blue
12:30pm - Current Blue Belts Grading to Green, and Green Belts Grading to Brown
1:30pm - Current Brown Belts Grading to Junior or Intermediate Black Belt
2:30pm - Black Belt Presentation & Ceremony

Sun 14th December 2025, 1pm-4pm : AAMA End of Year Awards and BBQ. All members and families are invited to attend!
Tue 16th December 2025, 8pm : Krav Maga in-class Grading
Wed 17th December 2025, 7pm : Eskrima in-class Grading
Thu 18th December 2025, 8pm : Muay Thai in-class Grading and Final day of classes for 2025

--------------- 2-Week Christmas/New Year Break ---------------
Mon 5th January 2026 : Classes resume (holiday timetable) Please check the student portal/app for class times. (Sessions will run on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from the 5th Jan through to Thurs 22nd Jan)
Sat 24th January 2026 : Centre Closed
Mon 26th January 2026 : Centre Closed - Australia Day Public Holiday
Tue 27th January 2026 : AAMA Full Timetable Resumes

Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai Grading: June 2025

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 02:18:55 GMT

June Gradings: Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai

BIG CONGRATS to all who took part in Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai Gradings on Saturday 28th June 2025!

Everyone put in outstanding effort to earn their next rank, and Black Gis were earned by some of our higher ranks, for demonstrating an excellent level of skill, resilience, determination and control!

An outstanding grading overall! You should be very proud of your effort and result! Well done everyone!

Eskrima Training Day (5hr Seminar) Sun 9 Feb 2025

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:55:07 GMT

Doce Pares Australia will be holding the first FMA-Eskrima Training Day for the year at AAMA on Sunday 9th Feb 2025.

The first Filipino Martial Arts (Doce Pares Multi Style System, Australia) for the year will be held at All Active Martial Arts on Sunday 9th Feb 2025, from 11am-4pm

Chief Instructor: Grand Master Marc Toussaint

Venue: All-Active Martial Arts: 11/26 Miller St Epping VIC 3076

Cost: $85

Bookings: trybooking.com/CYKWE

The training day is open to anyone with an interest in Filipino Martial Arts, Eskrima-Kali-Arnis, or Weapons Sparring/WEKAF.

Doce Pares current International Black Belt Members (2025) please enter your booking code at checkout. Contact us for more information: Ph. 03 8418 1822 or email admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au.

Full Timetable Resumes Tue 28 Jan 2025

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:37:17 GMT

Step into the new year with strength, focus, and determination—each challenge is an opportunity to become the best version of yourself! Full Timetable Resumes Tuesday 28th Jan 2025.

AAMA Full Timetable is back from Tuesday 28th Jan 2025.

Check your member portal/app for all class times or visit the AAMA Class Timetable page.

We are looking forward to another amazing year of training with you in 2025! ��

Australia Day Long Weekend Closure

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:31:41 GMT

Classes at AAMA will return in full swing on Tuesday 28th Jan 2025, following the Australia Day Long Weekend.

AAMA's Holiday Timetable will conclude this Thursday 23rd Jan, ahead of the Australia Day Long Weekend.

AAMA will be closed from Saturday 25th Jan - Monday 27th Jan, before our full timetable recommences on Tuesday 28th Jan 2025.

We hope you all have a great long weekend - we're in for some warm weather so stay safe and enjoy the sunshine! ��

We're looking forward to seeing everyone back for the full timetable of classes from Tuesday 28/1.

2025 Class Timetable

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:22:13 GMT

Classes resume (holiday timetable) Mon 6 Jan - Thu 23 Jan 2025

Full Timetable Resumes Tue 28 Jan 2025

Welcome Back for 2025!

We hope you had a awesome break and we are looking forward to seeing you back for another great year of training at AAMA, starting Monday 6 Jan 2025!

Holiday Timetable will commence on Mon 6 Jan and run through to Thu 23 Jan, before we resume our full class timetable on Tue 28 Jan.

For all class times, please refer to the AAMA Class Timetable , or for current members, log in to your member's portal or check your student app for details.

See you soon at AAMA! ��

BJMA VIC Zen Do Kai State Grading

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:31:44 GMT

Zen Do Kai State Grading, Sat 9th November 2024:

Promotions, Years of Training Recognition Awards and ZDK Grading Coordinator Appointment

AAMA's senior students and instructors took part in the BJMA VIC Zen Do Kai State Grading in Bendigo on Saturday 9th November 2024.

We want to congratulate our instructors Zac Williams for achieving his senior 3rd Degree Black Belt and honour grade of Sensei, and Aaron Lees for earning his senior 1st Degree Black Belt and honour grade Sempai. We are all very proud of their performance on the day, and their very well-earned new ranks and titles.

To add to the day's achievements, Sensei Zac was also voted Best on Floor for this year's State Grading, proving that dedication and hard work pay off! We look forward to sharing in Sensei Zac and Sempai Aaron's martial arts journey as they continue to aim high in their own training, while sharing their knowledge with our Kids Karate and Zen Do Kai students as class instructors.

We would also like to acknowledge our senior instructor, Shihan Cam (5th Degree Black Belt, Zen Do Kai), on his selection and appointment as the Zen Do Kai 2nd Degree Grading Coordinator for 2025. Students training toward their 2nd Degree Grading next year will be guided by Shihan's wealth of knowledge, teaching skill, and his passion for martial arts.

A special mention to AAMA Members Kyoshi Bill (Zen Do Kai), who was awarded with recognition for 45 years of training, and to Johnnie Morton (Muay Thai) for 30 consecutive years of training. This is testament to the fact that a martial arts journey is for life, that there is always something new to learn, and to give back by sharing their knowledge and experience with those just starting out, or making their way through their own journey.

We look forward to seeing more of our AAMA Students and Instructors work toward their next ranks, and continue to aim high!

Well done everyone!

September Gradings at AAMA

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 02:16:42 GMT

Upcoming Gradings for Zen Do Kai, Kids Karate, Muay Thai & Krav Maga students - September 2024

The next grading for eligible Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai students will be held on Saturday 14th September 2024, for students attempting Yellow, Orange and Blue Belt. Gradings for students working toward Green, Brown and Black Belt or above will be held at the end of the year.

For your grading time, please refer to the September Gradings email or check the members' portal news. ��

September Gradings for eligible Muay Thai, Krav Maga and Eskrima students will take place during scheduled evening classes as follows:

Muay Thai: Monday 23rd September, 7pm

Krav Maga: Thursday 26th September, 7pm

Gradings are an important time in every martial arts student's journey. Family and friends are invited to come along and support grading students!

Best of luck to everyone! ��

Weapons Sparring Popup at AAMA: Knife Sparring

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 01:53:43 GMT

WEKAF Australia is hosting a series of Weapons Sparring Events at AAMA, the first of which was a popup competition knife sparring event on Sat 24 August 2024.

The next event in the series will be held at AAMA on Sat 31 August, 11am-1pm, focusing on Bangkaw/Long Stick Sparring.

On Sat 24th August, WEKAF Australia, the national representative organisation for the competition sport of weapons sparring in Australia (knife, stick, long stick and padded weapons), hosted the first of a series of weapons sparring events at All Active Martial Arts in Epping VIC.

The first popup knife sparring event had a great turnout, with participants having the opportunity to work on knife sparring techniques and take part in friendly competition sparring, while also getting some first hand training and practice in competition judging and refereeing in line with WEKAF (World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation) rules.

The next weapons sparring event will be held on Saturday 31st August , focusing on Bangkaw (Long Stick) . The workshop will run from 11am-1pm, with the first hour focusing on training in bangkaw/long stick sparring fundamentals, techniques, and rules for competition sparring, followed by a second hour of friendly tournament sparring. All equipment and armour will be provided.

Tickets are just $25 and available at trybooking.com/CUSUX .

See you there!

Event location: All Active Martial Arts
Unit 11, 26-38 Miller St Epping VIC 3076
Enquiries: 03 8418 1822 | info@wekafaustralia.com.au

WEKAF Competitor Spotlight: Mason

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:31:01 GMT

Meet All Active Martial Arts student Mason, who is set to compete at the 2024 WEKAF World Championships in Cebu, Philippines this month!

Meet Mason! Who at 10 years of age, is headed to Cebu, Philippines this month to compete in the 2024 WEKAF World Championship!

Mason joined All Active Martial Arts Kids Karate in November 2022, and soon developed a keen interest in Kids Eskrima and Stick Fighting. Mason has since been training in competition stick fighting, building skill and speed in live sparring, leading him to compete in the 2023 Victorian State Championships, where he armoured up for single and double live stick sparring events, and qualified for a place in WEKAF Australia's National Team. At this year's competition, Mason will be competing for the chance to become a World Champion!

Mason and his parents will be traveling to Cebu, Philippines this month with an entourage of supportive family members to cheer him on as he competes in the 2024 WEKAF (World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation) World Championship, where he will be joined by competitors representing the USA, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Chile, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, India, South Korea, Turkey, Reunion Island, Thailand and of course from the host country: the Philippines.

Please join us in wishing Mason the best of luck at the WEKAF 2024 World Championship! Go Mason!

2024 Mid-Year Gradings

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:41:05 GMT

All Active Martial Arts Mid-Year Gradings:

22-25 June 2024

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Congratulations to our Grading Students! Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:50:45 GMT

March Gradings for Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai at AAMA

March gradings for our Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai junior ranks took place last week at AAMA! We want to extend a huge CONGRATULATIONS to all of our grading students! We couldn't be prouder of your commitment, enthusiasm and your very well deserved promotions! You should all be extremely proud of your achievement! ⭐⭐⭐

We also want to express our gratitude to parents and families, for supporting your martial arts journey and for choosing AAMA for your training!

Keep up the amazing work! ��

Easter Long Weekend Closure - Classes running as usual during School Holidays

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 01:20:54 GMT

Easter Long Weekend Closure: Good Friday, 29th March - Easter Monday, 1st April. Classes resume on Tuesday 2nd April 2024. Classes will run as usual during the school holidays.

Hi members,

AAMA will be closed from Good Friday: 29th March, to Easter Monday: 1st April 2024, for the Easter Long Weekend.

Classes will resume on Tuesday 2nd April. Classes will run as usual for the remainder of the school holidays.

Please note that the next Public Holiday closure will be for Anzac Day, Thursday 25th April 2024.

If you haven't joined our Members Group on Facebook as yet, please do so when you get a chance - regular updates are posted to our Members Group Page.

Keep an eye on our website too! Our Calendar page outlines all important dates to remember, as well as booking links for special events, and is updated regularly.

We wish all our members and families a Happy Easter and a great long weekend!!

All-Active Team ��⭐

March Gradings at AAMA

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 23:59:25 GMT

Upcoming Grading and Assessment Dates at AAMA: March 2024

All our martial arts systems at AAMA provide the opportunity for advancement. All students are assessed on an ongoing basis and progress is rewarded with rank promotion.

Our first round of gradings for the year will start on the 23rd March 2024!

So, if you're working toward grading (or missed the opportunity to grade in December) we want to help you work toward your next rank!

Kids Karate and Zen Do Kai students will be assessed for tips in the lead-up to March Gradings as follows:

TIP ASSESSMENT WEEKS & MARCH GRADING

TIP WEEK: Monday 12th February- Saturday 17th February
TIP WEEK: Monday 26th February - Saturday 2nd March
TIP WEEK: Tuesday 12th March - Saturday 16th March
GRADING DAY, Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai: Saturday 23rd March

March Gradings for Muay Thai , Krav Maga and Eskrima will be held during class in the week commencing Monday 25th March .

Please check the AAMA Calendar for your grading dates/times, or check with your class instructor.

Please take note of the above dates and make the most of your classes, training and coaching, as well as the study portal, during this time! If you need extra support along the way, we're here to help! Please chat to your instructor or give the office a call on 8418 1822! It's our goal to see you reach your full potential!

See you on the mat!

All-Active Team ��

Eskrima Kids & Teens Sticks Classes

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 01:09:09 GMT

Kids & Teens Sticks Classes at AAMA!

Now open to current students & new members.

KIDS & YOUTH STICKS CLASSES

Hi Members!

As you may be aware, we have added some new kids and youth classes to our regular training timetable with Eskrima-Kali-Arnis Sticks classes running on Mondays and Thursdays, upstairs at AAMA.

We'd like to open the invitation for all students - kids and teens/youths (8-18yrs) to join in for these classes any time as an addition to your training. There is no charge to join these classes over the next month. New members are welcome to try out this exciting Filipino Martial Arts system!

Classes will continue to focus on the competitive sport of EKA Stick Fighting, while building technical skills in Eskrima including striking techniques, footwork, handling sticks and introducing stick sparring. Armour and protective gear is provided. Students continuing in these classes may wish to purchase fingerless gym gloves to assist with gripping sticks.

Eskrima - Sticks Class will run for Kids 8-11 year olds every Monday at 6pm and for Teens/Youths 12-18yrs every Thursday at 7pm.

For more information, contact us , or come along and check out a class! ��

Full Class Timetable Resumes Mon 29 Jan 2024 at AAMA

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 03:23:00 GMT

AAMA's full class timetable resumes on Monday 29th January 2024. We're back on the mat 5 days a week at All Active Martial Arts Epping! �� New members welcomed, contact us for more info!

We're back on the training mats full time from Monday 29th January 2024 at All Active Martial Arts Epping! Classes will run 5 days a week with multiple session times for each style Monday-Thursday, and Saturday mornings.

We are excited to see all our members back on the training floor, and we can't wait to welcome our newest members to make a start to their martial arts training! �� Bookings are now open for kids and teens to try a free class before getting started, and casual trial sessions are now open for adults. Check our Current Promotions or contact us to find out more.

All Active Martial Arts continues to provide the highest standard of martial arts teaching and training, with martial arts classes for kids, teens and adults across a range of martial arts disciplines: Kids Karate, Zen Do Kai freestyle martial arts for teens and adults, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Krav Maga, Eskrima and EKA Sport/Stick Fighting. To build skill, strength, fitness and confidence, and have a great time doing so through martial arts training, drop us a line or come in and say hi, for a chat about your training options!

AAMA remains one of the longest standing, full time and purpose built training centres for martial arts, self-defence and fitness in Melbourne's North-East, proudly celebrating our 32nd year of teaching martial arts in 2024!

We look forward to training with you in 2024! ��⚔

Australia Day - Long Weekend

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 02:53:42 GMT

AAMA will be closed for the Australia Day Long Weekend. Friday 26 Jan-Sunday 28 Jan. Classes resume on Monday 29 Jan 2024 - full class timetable. Have a great long weekend and see you back for class on Monday!

AAMA will be closed for the Australia Day Long Weekend: Friday 26 Jan-Sunday 28 Jan.

Classes resume on Monday 29 Jan 2024 - full class timetable.

Have a great long weekend and see you back for class on Monday!

BJMA Eskrima 2-hour Seminar, Sat 3 Feb 2024

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 02:46:32 GMT

BJMA Eskrima Training Seminar at

Billy Manne Martial Arts, 25 Overton Rd Frankston VIC.

12pm-2pm, Saturday 3rd February 2024.

Tickets at the door: $40.

Billy Manne Martial Arts will be hosting a 2-hour BJMA Eskrima Training Seminar, 12-2pm, Sat 3 Feb 2024 .

Covering: Stick, Dagger & Bladed Weapons, Hand to Hand combat - FMA, with Master Marc Toussaint

Venue: Billy Manne Martial Arts
25 Overton Rd, Frankston VIC

12pm-2pm, Saturday 3rd February 2024

Tickets at the door: $40

The BJMA Eskrima Training Seminar at BMMA is an excellent opportunity for martial arts students across all disciplines, from beginners to advanced practitioners, to add weapons training and FMA concepts of hand-to-hand combat to their skills set.

Master Marc Toussaint is the Head Instructor for BJMA Eskrima and Country Director & Chief Instructor for Doce Pares Multi-Style System of Eskrima-Kali-Arnis, Australia & NZ.

Back on the mat in 2024!

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 07:44:19 GMT

Classes resumed at All Active Martial Arts on Monday 8th January 2024. Holiday timetable applies during January.

Full timetable resumes Monday 29th January 2024. New member bookings are now open. ��

We're back on the mat for 2024 and it's been awesome to see everyone jumping back in for classes over the last week!

Our holiday timetable will run for existing members from Monday 8th January - Thursday 25th January 2024, before our full timetable resumes on Monday 29th January. (Please note the centre will be closed on Saturday 27th Jan).

JANUARY HOLIDAY TIMETABLE - ALL CLASS TIMES

Monday 8th, 15th & 22nd January 2024:

5pm: Kids Karate

6pm: Zen Do Kai & EKA Sport (upstairs)

7pm: Muay Thai & Eskrima (upstairs)

8pm: Krav Maga

Thursday 11th, 18th & 25th January 2024:

5pm: Kids Karate

6pm: Zen Do Kai

7pm: Krav Maga & Eskrima/Stick Fighting (upstairs)

8pm: Muay Thai

Saturday 13th & 20th January 2024:

10am: Kids Karate

11am: Zen Do Kai

(Saturday 27th January - centre closed)

Full Timetable & New Members - Monday 29th January 2024:

Our full class timetable resumes on Monday 29th Jan. ��

We are now accepting new member enquiries and bookings for the 29th January onward. If you are interested in trying out kids martial arts classes or adult martial arts in Epping VIC, please get in touch with the team on 03 8418 1822 , or contact us for more info!

End of Year Gradings at AAMA

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 00:25:10 GMT

2023 End of Year Gradings took place last week at All Active Martial Arts for our Kids Karate, Zen Do Kai, Krav Maga and Muay Thai members.

Saturday 9th December was our end-of-year grading for Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai at AAMA! Congratulations to all of our amazing students! A big thank you to all our members, parents, assistants and instructors for your contribution to a great year of training and an awesome grading day!

Krav Maga students completed their end of year grading on Tuesday 12 December, with several of our members achieving promotion to their next rank - we were very impressed with everyone's efforts! ��

We wrapped up end-of-year gradings with Muay Thai on Thursday 14 December. From beginners through those attempting their Brown patch, everyone put in their all. It was amazing to see everyone's stamina and resilience to get through what was both a physically and mentally challenging grading. ��

We're looking forward to another awesome year of training across all systems in 2024. Classes will run from Monday 8th January (holiday timetable) for Kids Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Eskrima Doce Pares & EKA Sport (Stick-Fighting), with our full timetable resuming on Monday 29th January 2024.

Thanks for making AAMA a great place to train martial arts in 2023. See you all on the mat in 2024!

2023 Doce Pares International Training Camp

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:04:11 GMT

All Active Martial Arts & Doce Pares Australia members take part in the 2023 "Tapok-Tapok Eskrimador Multi-Style" Training Camp, 19-21 October 2023 in Cebu, Philippines.

From the 19-21 October, our DPA Cebu Group Tour participants, along with eskrima practitioners from all around the world, had the unique opportunity to take part in the 2023 "Tapok-Tapok Eskrimador Multi-style" Training Camp in Cebu, Philippines, learning from over 50 eskrima masters from the Philippines, United States, Hungary, Germany, United Kingdom, as well as our very own Master Marc Toussaint from Australia.

The 3-day international training camp was a highlight of our 2023 Eskrima Training & Culture Group tour to Cebu, Philippines.

Photo credit: Doce Pares HQ

Empowering our Kids: The Benefits of Kids Karate & Martial Arts

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 02:05:22 GMT

Why should children learn martial arts?

Here are some of the many ways kids karate can help improve your child's physical and mental wellbeing:

At AAMA, we've been empowering our students with strength and knowledge for over 30 years. We're firm believers in the benefits of martial arts training for children and adults alike.

Here are some of the many reasons we stand by our commitment to teaching martial arts and kids karate classes for children in our local community:

Physical Benefits of Kids Karate Classes :

Karate can benefit children by improving their strength, coordination, and flexibility. It can also enhance their cardiovascular health through physical movement and stretching.

Improved Strength and Coordination : Karate classes promote fitness through physical movement, which helps to develop strength and coordination and balance in children.
Increased Flexibility : Karate classes focus on the importance of stretching, which can help improve flexibility and prevent injuries.
Better Cardiovascular Health : Kids Karate classes are a great way to get children moving and improve their cardiovascular health.

Mental Benefits of Kids Karate classes :

Karate classes offer mental benefits such as improved focus and concentration, enhanced self-discipline, and a boost in confidence and self-esteem! Children learn to pay attention and improve their school performance, understand the importance of self-discipline and self-control, all while gaining a sense of accomplishment as they progress in their training.

Improved Focus and Concentration : Karate classes require children to focus, pay attention, and follow instructions clearly, which can in turn improve their school performance.
Enhanced Self-Discipline : Kids Martial Arts classes teach children the importance of self-discipline and self-control, which can benefit them in all areas of their lives.
Boosted Confidence and Self-Esteem : As children progress in their karate training, they gain a sense of accomplishment and confidence in their abilities while improving their social skills and promoting a sense of worth and belonging.

Overall, kids karate classes and martial arts training are a great way to promote physical fitness, mental well-being, and personal growth in children. ��

For more information about our martial arts classes for kids, please visit our Kids Karate - Martial Arts Classes for Kids page.

VIC Championship Tournament at AAMA

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:32:05 GMT

A high energy weekend at AAMA for the WEKAF Australia Victorian Championship ��

We were lucky enough to host participants from all around Victoria at AAMA for this year's WEKAF Australia Victorian State Championship over the weekend.

Over two days of competition, we saw great skill, sportsmanship, courage and determination by the competitors powering through what were some intensely challenging bouts. Events included Live Stick Sparring (Single and Double Stick), padded point, knife point and individual forms.

Live stick sparring events (single and double stick sparring) require both physical and mental preparation, fitness and stamina. Facing intense 1 minute bouts, competitors gave it their all in order to dominate the round and gain the advantage.

We had a great turnout of competitors and a lot of fun! We are hoping to see many of our competitors qualify to represent Australia at next year's WEKAF World Championships in Cebu, Philippines.

Thanks to everyone who took part!

If you're interested in Filipino Martial Arts, including Competition Stick Fighting, check out our classes in Eskrima Doce Pares and EKA (Eskrima Kali Arnis) Sport at All Active Martial Arts' Epping martial arts training centre.

WEKAF AU VIC State Tournament hosted at AAMA 16-17 Sept 2023

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 08:01:04 GMT

WEKAF Australia State Tournament (VIC) to be held at All Active Martial Arts Epping, 16-17 November 2023

Have you registered for the upcoming WEKAF Australia VIC Tournament?

The WEKAF Australia (VIC) Tournament will act as a qualifying tournament for a place on the Australian National Team and opportunity to compete at the WEKAF World Championships in 2024 in Cebu, Philippines.

All Active Martial Arts are proud to host the upcoming Victorian WEKAF Tournament, which will take place on the 16-17 September 2023 at our Epping VIC training centre. The Tournament is open to Victorian competitors of all ages in the following categories:

Sayaw (forms)
Single Stick
Double Stick
Padded Point
Knife Point

This will be an exciting experience for all who take part! AAMA encourage our members to join in - you don't have to be an Eskrima or EKA Sport member to participate!

If you are interested in competing, we encourage you to register ASAP to assist organizers with planning for all aspects of the tournament.

Competitor registrations close at 11:59pm, Sunday 10th September 2023. If you are planning on registering closer to the closing date, please contact us to let us know you intend on competing.

To register as a competitor now: REGISTER FOR TOURNAMENT

EKA SPORT: Starts 10 July at AAMA

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 03:00:01 GMT

Exciting new system starts 10 July 2023 at AAMA

EKA SPORT

The Official National Sport of the Philippines and International Sport, is fast on its way to becoming an Olympic Sport in years to come. In addition to our Filipino Martial Arts classes, All Active Martial Arts are excited to offer weekly classes in our newest official system: EKA SPORT.

EKA SPORT will focus on the official international sport and competition side of Filipino Martial Arts, and this exciting sport is available to all members aged 8yrs and over. We are giving all existing members the opportunity to try out this system FREE for the first 5 weeks , starting 10th July through to the 10th August 2023. Members are welcomed to join in at any time over the 5 week period. All equipment will be provided.

New members are welcomed to join us for a free trial class. For more information, please get in touch on 03 8418 1822 or contact us .

EKA SPORT classes will run every Monday at 6pm and Thursday at 7pm, from the 10th July 2023 onward.

AAMA Mid-Year Gradings

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:21:53 GMT

Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Gradings, 24th June 2023

Saturday 24th June was our mid-year grading day at All-Active Martial Arts for Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai members.

From our newest students taking part in their very first grading, through to students grading to Junior Black Belt, we couldn't be prouder of everyone's effort and display of skill, strength and high energy on the day!

Congratulations to everyone on your excellent achievement and keep up the awesome work! ��⭐

Kidz Karate classes (5yrs+) and Zen Do Kai classes (12yrs+) run 5 days a week at our Epping training centre.

Visit our Timetable to check out all class times, contact u s or phone us on 03 8418 1822 to book a free trial.

Krav Maga Grading: June 2023

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:17:43 GMT

AAMA Krav Maga Grading, Tuesday 20th June 2023

Krav Maga Mid Year Grading - June 2023 ��

From all of us at AAMA, a big congrats to our newest Krav Maga members to achieve rank promotion!

Krav Maga "contact combat" is an effective self-protection system that focuses on teaching practical and instinctive self-defence techniques designed to counter an attack and disarm an attacker in the most efficient way possible. Students can expect to learn skills designed to defend against realistic situations such as grabs, chokes, strikes and various other attack scenarios including knife, baton, or firearms, as well as how to deal with multiple attacker scenarios.

Krav Maga classes are suitable for participants aged 18 years and over, with regular weekly classes running every Tuesday and Thursday evening at All Active Martial Arts, Epping VIC. For more information or to secure a free trial class, please contact us or get in touch on 03 8418.

Muay Thai Grading: 15 June 2023

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 02:47:48 GMT

June Grading for AAMA Muay Thai Students

A high energy June Grading at AAMA Muay Thai! A BIG congratulations to all of our students for a huge effort and a very well deserved rank promotion for many of you!

Special thanks to instructors Neil and Dylan for your commitment to training and mentoring this amazing group! Neil, we'll miss you in training but look forward to seeing you back at AAMA for our next grading - hope to make you proud!

Well done everyone and keep up the awesome work! ��

Muay Thai classes run weekly at AAMA on Mondays 7pm, Thursdays 8pm and Saturdays 12pm.

Instructor Spotlight: Neil Coulter Muay Thai

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:07:01 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts Instructor Spotlight: Muay Thai Head Instructor, Neil Coulter

AAMA Team Announcement

We wanted to take the time to pay special thanks to our long time team member and Head Muay Thai Instructor, Neil Coulter - skilled martial artist, teacher and mentor to so many of our students, past and present - and a valued friend to us all.

An accomplished martial artist, Neil has been with us at AAMA Epping for over a decade, during which time he has grown and added to his skill sets with multiple black belts in several systems, including Muay Thai, Zen Do Kai and Eskrima, as well as being a champion WEKAF Stick Fighter.

Having trained for a long time, Neil’s experience, including his early years of training and some fights under his belt, has helped him to guide our members with a natural mentoring ability that we can all agree has always brought out the very best in his students. Neil’s dedication, professionalism, preparedness in class planning and teaching, and his high energy coaching technique have been an invaluable asset to AAMA, both on the mat as well as during the challenging transition to online classes during the lockdowns.

Neil, at this time, has let us know he will be taking a break from martial arts to focus on other important areas of his life – and while we will all be sad to see him go for now, rest assured it’s not goodbye, as a martial artist never truly stops their journey, we just change our focus from time to time, in line with the ever-changing priorities in our lives. Someone who has trained martial arts for as long as Neil has, is what we call a “Lifer” – those of us who understand this, also know that we always find our way back to the mat to continue our training, one way or another.

Muay Thai Mondays will continue with instructor Dylan from here on, who as a highly skilled instructor, has also learnt and further grown his skill and professionalism throughout his time training with Neil. With Neil’s support and that of the AAMA Instructor team, we look ahead to more Muay Thai 1 ^st Degree Instructors coming through to support our students in their training.

Tonight's Muay Thai class and grading will be Neil's last night at AAMA for now. We couldn’t be more grateful to Neil for his dedication, and his contribution as a valued member of the AAMA family. Above all, we wish him well, and look forward to his return when the time is right.

Neil, you're a legend! ��

Eskrima Training Camp at AAMA

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:49:13 GMT

Doce Pares Australia & BJMA Eskrima Training Camp at All-Active Martial Arts, Sat 3-Sun 4 June 2023

Another great weekend of Eskrima during the 12 hour DPA & BJMA Eskrima 2023 Training Camp at All-Active Martial Arts!

A big thanks to all who took part and to everyone who made the trip to Melbourne from regional VIC for the weekend.

The Eskrima Training Camp gives us the chance to cover a lot of material and work through many different aspects of this amazing and unique style of Filipino Martial Arts.

A special Congratulations to those who achieved rank promotion in BJMA Eskrima: Mick Clark to 4th Degree, Matt Mellington and Andrew Balkin to 2nd Degree and to Ervin Camacho who received his Doce Pares Australia Blue Belt.

To get involved in our upcoming Eskrima training days, WEKAF Competition Stick Fighting or keep up with all of our upcoming events including our October training trip to Cebu, Philippines, please visit our Doce Pares Australia: Eskrima Kali Arnis page.

AAMA run weekly classes in Eskrima Doce Pares and WEKAF Competition Stick Fighting, at our full time training centre in Epping, Vic.

WEKAF Stick Fighting Tournament

Tue, 02 May 2023 08:00:01 GMT

WEKAF Local Stick-Fighting Tournament at AAMA: Saturday 6th May 2023. Register for Single-Stick, Double-Stick and Padded Stick Events. All Welcome.

We'll be hosting the next Local WEKAF Stick-Fighting Tournament at AAMA this Saturday 6th May, from 10:00am.

This is an opportunity not only for our Eskrima and Stick-Fighting students, but for all members and anyone interested in competing in Single Stick, Double Stick or Padded Stick events!

We would love to see as many of our members (any system, 12yrs+) come down and give it a go, so if you haven't done so already, please register now to take part!

Hanshi Marc had the opportunity to participate in the last South-East Asian Games in Manila, Philippines, as an official adjudicator for the Arnis/Stick-Fighting category, and has again been invited to participate as an official in this year's SEA Games in Cambodia. As WEKAF Stick-Fighting has the potential to become a future Olympic sport, we are proud to offer our members the opportunity to participate in local, state and national tournaments in the lead-up to international competition. (WEKAF World Championships, Cebu 2024).

For more information, please go to allactivemartialarts.com.au/wekaf-australia and find out how you can be part of this exciting sport!

We're OPEN during School Holidays

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:16:13 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts will be OPEN during the school holidays! ��⭐

All classes will run as usual from Tuesday 11 April, after Easter Long Weekend. ��

Our classes at AAMA run right throughout the year, as well as during School holidays at the end of each term.

We usually take a 2 week break over Christmas/New Year, but other than that, we're open for classes as usual during school holidays - which are also a great time to come in and train, or catch up on any classes you may have missed throughout the term by doing some make-up sessions!

We'll be closed for the Easter Long Weekend: Good Friday: 7 April to Easter Monday: 10 April, and will be back on the mats on Tuesday 11 April. Classes will run right through the school holidays, with the exception of Anzac Day on Tuesday 25 April.

See you soon! ��⭐

AAMA Team

Eskrima Training Day at AAMA

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 02:06:54 GMT

Doce Pares Australia & BJMA Eskrima Training Day at Doce Pares Australia HQ, located at All-Active Martial Arts Epping VIC. Sunday 26 February 2023.

ESKRIMA TRAINING DAY – 26 FEB 2023

Thanks to all who took part in Sunday's Eskrima Training Day, where we focused on breaking down different ways of viewing how we train in a complex system, and how these perspectives can also assist those teaching Eskrima.

The next training day will take place on Sunday 26 March, and will continue to break down concepts in detail, covering curriculum from BJMA Eskrima and Eskrima Doce Pares (Australia), WEKAF training and pressure testing of covered topics.

Click below for more information about training days and events, or to book for the upcoming Eskrima Training Day in March:

Full Timetable Resumes Mon 30 Jan

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 02:41:06 GMT

AAMA Full Class Timetable Resumes on Monday 30th January 2023.

We hope you've had the chance to make the most of the summer holidays so far!

Being our final week of school holidays and AAMA holiday timetable, we are looking forward to getting back to our full timetable next week!

It'll be full steam ahead with sessions resuming on all regular training days from Monday 30th January!

All new member trial bookings are welcome - to choose a class time, please check out our Timetable , or Contact us for more info!

See you soon!

AAMA Team ��

Australia Day Public Holiday: 26 Jan

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 02:33:13 GMT

Public Holiday Closure: Australia Day - Thursday 26 January 2023

Please note that there will be NO CLASSES this Thursday 26th January due to the Australia Day public holiday. However you choose to spend the day, we hope it's a good one!

Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai will run this Saturday 28th Jan as usual, before our full timetable resumes next week on Monday 30th Jan.

Members, if you are missing out on a second session this week due to the public holiday, you are welcomed to make up your class by attending an extra session any time from this Monday 30th Jan onward.

To view all class times, please check the AAMA Class Timetable .

Have a great week and see you soon!

AAMA Team ��

We're back for 2023!

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 01:48:45 GMT

Classes are back for 2023 at AAMA!

Happy New Year to all our members! We are so excited to be back on the mat for training in 2023!

Just a reminder that our holiday timetable is currently in effect. All classes will run on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays (with the exception of Australia day - no classes). AAMA's full timetable will resume on Monday 30th January 2023 .

New members! Check out our current promotions for more info about our current and ongoing joining offers, or contact us to book in for a free trial session! �� Trial bookings are available from the 30th Jan across all styles: Kidz Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai (Kickboxing), Krav Maga and Filipino Martial Arts (Eskrima Doce Pares & WEKAF Stick Fighting). Beginners of all ages are welcome - feel free to reach out to the team for more info, we're here to help!

See you soon!

AAMA Team ��

2022 Message from Hanshi Marc

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:20:25 GMT

2022 Christmas Message from Hanshi Marc

As we finish up our training for another year, it’s time to reflect on the year that was and its positive outcomes for all of us. 2022, a year with no lockdowns, where we were able to return to full time training on the mats following two very challenging years. How good was it to get back to doing what we love!?

As I sit to reflect on the last year, my main thought is how proud I am of everyone, students and instructors alike, who have been part of AAMA. Seeing how you have all grown as Martial Artists and how you have continued to improve. The dedication and effort that you all keep putting into your training, and your teaching, is what makes AAMA what it is! We’ll continue to support you and empower you to be the very best you can be!

2022 has been a busy year for AAMA, with several new students joining our programs and some past students returning to continue their training! It’s always great to see members return and continue their progress! It’s never too late to pick up where you left off.

Over the last year, some of us have worked hard toward grading for our next rank and we have all witnessed and supported our friends and training partners in their gradings and rank promotions as well! We couldn’t be prouder of everyone’s performance and achievement!

We saw our new Black Belts do an amazing end-of-year grading this month and after what seems like a very long time, we had the honour to award 5 of our most senior students with their Bushido and Ishoa Crosses.

We really enjoyed organising an in-house tournament this year for our Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai students – and it was great to see so many students stepping out of their comfort zone to participate in the tournament! It was a lot of fun for all who took part too! We hope to do more of this in the new year!

It has also been great to get back to running training days for students in Filipino Martial Arts of Eskrima. AAMA with Doce Pares Australia also ran two Eskrima weekend training camps and instructor courses in 2022, with students coming from as far as Queensland to take part.

It was also an honour to be invited to deliver a Filipino Martial Arts seminar for BJMA in New Zealand this year, for a great group of students and very welcoming host club.

As you all know, 2022 marks my 30 ^th year of teaching martial arts (and 10 ^th year of All-Active Martial Arts’ operation from our current location)! It’s incredible just how time flies! It’s hard to believe it’s been that long! My early years of teaching are still so fresh in my mind that 30 years ago seems like only yesterday, so to speak!

Finally, it’s said that we should try to surround ourselves with only the best people – those that are positive and who will inspire us! I believe our group of Instructors are just that and we are all very lucky to have them with us at AAMA. I am confident that you will join us in our appreciation of their time, effort and commitment to our students’ best outcomes!

2023 will be the year to commit to your goals, no matter how big or small they may be!! Work hard to get what you want, by taking one step at a time, and giving yourself the opportunity to improve, and keep moving forward!!

Thank you all for making it a great 2022! Wishing you and your loved ones all a Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year!

~ Hanshi Marc

End of Year Gradings - Dec 2022

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:07:42 GMT

End-of-Year Gradings at AAMA

Congratulations to all our students who participated in end-of-year gradings and who achieved their next rank! We saw a high level of skill demonstrated across all systems. Well done to you all!

Grading week saw students from beginner to advanced ranks across all systems take part, including Kidz Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai, Krav Maga and Eskrima.

A very special mention to our students who achieved their black belt this month! What an outstanding achievement!

We look forward to working with each and every one of you toward your next grading ! Gradings are held at the end of every quarter/school term at AAMA.

Alex Kostic - Wolf Pack Oceania Tour

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 01:45:12 GMT

Alex Kostic - The Wolf Pack Oceania Tour

[ALEX KOSTIC - WOLF PACK OCEANIA TOUR]

It was a privilege to have Alex join us at AAMA on Saturday for an invaluable training experience in systema - wolf pack fighting. The concepts and techniques Alex shared with us during his 3-hour seminar left us wanting more! A big thank you to all who took part!

For more information about Systema classes for 2023, call us on 03 8418 1822 or contact us today.

Alex Kostic Seminar at AAMA -19 Nov

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 23:42:54 GMT

Systema: Russian Martial Arts

Seminar with Alex Kostic, 2-5pm Sat 19 Nov 2022

Book now: https://www.trybooking.com/CCFOP

Alex Kostic is a highly sought after instructor of the Russian Martial Art: Systema. We're proud to host Alex's 3-hour Seminar at All-Active Martial Arts on Saturday 19th November 2022.

ALL WELCOME: The seminar is open to martial arts students of all ranks and disciplines.

Systema teaches unarmed hand-to-hand combat using a multitude of drills. Learn about unique ways of using the body for defence and attack with emphasis on breathing, continuity, economy of motion and unpredictable moves. Systema training includes, but is not limited to hand-to-hand combat, striking, grappling, knife fighting and fire-arms training. Training involves drills and sparring which focus mainly on controlling the six body levels (neck, shoulders, waist, elbows, knees and ankles) through pressure point application, striking and weapon applications.

AAMA Members: $60

Non-Members: $85

BOOK NOW: https://www.trybooking.com/CCFOP

Halloween at AAMA Kidz Karate

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 03:02:39 GMT

Halloween Kidz Karate ��

Halloween at AAMA! �� What a fun Kidz Karate class with Dai Sempai Viking and Sempai Darth Vader! ��

AAMA Tournament 🥋🥇🥈🥉🥋

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:39:57 GMT

AAMA 30-Year Anniversary Tournament: 20.9.22

AAMA 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOURNAMENT ��

WOW! Our Tournament last night was an impressive show of skill and an amazing demonstration of enthusiasm and sportsmanship by EVERYONE who took part in this awesome event.

Congratulations to our medal winners and to everyone who took part!

Thank you to our judges and instructors, and to Hanshi Marc for giving us all the opportunity to be part of this event and part of AAMA, celebrating 30 Years of teaching martial arts in 2022!

HUGE Wednesday at AAMA before the extra-long-weekend!

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 03:30:08 GMT

HUGE day of classes for ALL MEMBERS & ALL STYLES

Amended Timetable for Wed 21st September 2022

As Thursday 22nd September has been declared a public holiday, we have a HUGE night of classes planned for Wednesday 21st Sept - with sessions on for ALL MEMBERS & SYSTEMS. Members, please check the following class times for Wednesday, as these will replace Thursday sessions for the week.

5:00-5:45pm: Kidz Karate (Downstairs)

6:00-6:45pm: Kidz Karate (Upstairs)

6:00-7:00pm: Zen Do Kai-All Ranks & Black Belt Class (Downstairs)

7:00pm-9:00pm: Eskrima & Krav Maga - 2 hour knife seminar (Upstairs)

7:00-8:00pm: Muay Thai - General class

8:00-9:00pm: Muay Thai - Sparring session

We hope to see EVERYONE there! Let's make this pre-public holiday training day HUGE! Black belts are encouraged to stay on after their 6pm class, to join in either the Muay Thai training or Knife Seminar.

A note to members that Tuesday's mini-tournament will also replace regular classes for the evening, so we encourage everyone to join us on Wednesday to get the most out of your training week!!

AAMA MINI-TOURNAMENT THIS TUESDAY! 🏅

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 03:15:36 GMT

AAMA 30-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MINI-TOURNAMENT

6PM-9PM, TUESDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2022

TUESDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER, 6PM-9PM (1ST WEEK OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS)
TOURNAMENT PRACTICE IN ALL SESSIONS THIS WEEK!
REGISTER NOW: TRYBOOKING.COM/CBNLW

There is less than week to go until our AAMA mini-Tournament!! This is an exciting opportunity for all of our members and we would love you ALL to have a go!!

Instructors have been dedicating some time to tournament practice in all classes this week and will continue to do so up until Tuesday! \

Members, to join the tournament, please r egister here or let your instructor know!!

The tournament will commence at 6pm on Tuesday, 20th September, during the first week of school holidays! ALL STUDENTS are welcome, participants will be grouped by age and rank, and there are medals up for grabs in each grouping! ��

All students MUST have their own personal protective equipment to take part (hand mitts or boxing gloves, shin guards and mouth guard). Please come and see us if you require any of these before the tournament.

Parents, let us know if you have any questions! We look forward to seeing you all there! It's going to be a lot of fun!!!

AAMA Team ��

CONGRATS Grading Students! 👏

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 03:04:22 GMT

September Gradings at AAMA - Congratulations!

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our Kidz Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai and Krav Maga members who participated in grading this week and who earned their very well deserved rank promotions! You all showed an impressive level of skill and determination and should be very proud of your achievement!

A big shout out to all our amazing members and to our instructor team for your dedication to training, teaching and making AAMA the best place to learn martial arts!!! ��

30-Year Anniversary T-Shirts & Training Singlets

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 03:44:27 GMT

AAMA 30-Year Anniversary T-Shirts & Training Singlets now available!

We are so excited about our new 30-year Anniversary T-Shirts and Training Singlets! They not only look awesome, they're great quality and they are perfect for training in! The limited-edition tops are now available for purchase at AAMA for just $30. Sizes range from Adult S - XXL. There are samples on display downstairs and to try on or purchase, please ask one of the team for assistance!

We also highly recommend OPM Design for T-Shirt printing and thank them for once again doing an amazing job! ��

September Gradings - All Styles

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 03:29:08 GMT

September Gradings: Kidz Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Eskrima.

KIDZ KARATE & ZEN DO KAI GRADING THIS SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

This Saturday is grading day for eligible Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai students. Students who have been awarded their Red Tip, will be required to attend Grading Day! Some students may still receive their final tips this week - so please don't miss out on any of your classes! Gradings will commence at 9:30am this Saturday morning as follows:

KIDZ KARATE GRADING TIMES

9:30am: White Belts attempting Yellow
10:15am: Yellow Belts attempting Orange & Orange Belts attempting Blue

ZEN DO KAI GRADING TIMES

11:30am: White Belts attempting Yellow & Yellow Belts attempting Orange

If you are unsure about whether you are required to attend Grading on Saturday, please contact us, or check with your instructor this week. Please note that all Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai gradings to Green Belt and above will be held at the end-of-year grading.

MUAY THAI, KRAV MAGA & ESKRIMA GRADINGS WEEK COMMENCING MON 12 SEPTEMBER 2022

Eligible Students in all other systems will complete their gradings in class next week as follows:

MUAY THAI: Monday 12th September, 7:00pm
KRAV MAGA: Tuesday 13th September, 8:00pm
ESKRIMA: Wednesday 14th September, 7:00pm

Good luck to all our students taking part in grading over the next couple of weeks!! ��

Happy Father's Day!

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 03:19:52 GMT

Happy Father's Day to our AAMA dads!

We hope that all dads had a wonderful Father's Day on Sunday 5th September!

It was great to have some dads join us on the mat for Saturday Kidz Karate! Each of you did an amazing job! We hope you had as much fun as the kids did! ��

See you soon at AAMA!

AAMA 30 Year Anniversary

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:23:18 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts: 30 Year Anniversary

1992 - 2022

Some 30 years ago this year, in August 1992, All-Active Martial Arts was born in a small hall out in Sunbury, Victoria. This was where, just over a decade into his martial arts journey, Hanshi Marc started his first club, albeit with a different name: Toussaint Dojos. A 2nd Degree Black Belt at the time, Hanshi Marc then spent the next ten years training and teaching at this location, before moving to a much larger and better venue around the corner in Sunbury, at the local Gymnastics centre.

Toussaint Dojos continued to evolve, offering more training systems including Eskrima and Muay Thai in addition to Zen Do Kai. As such, a new name had to fit all that was on offer. MT Academy was set to be our name for another 10 years or so. Hanshi Marc’s passion for teaching martial arts, drove MT Academy to expand and extend to more locations in the City of Melbourne, Carlton, Reservoir and Fawkner, as well as in Bulla (near the Melbourne airport).

From the very beginning, Hanshi Marc had the dream of teaching out of his own full time training centre (and to stop renting time and space out of other venues). This was a work in progress for several years, while Hanshi worked through the challenges that came along with finding a suitable venue: commercial leases, sale contracts and red tape – as well as ensuring the location was not too close to fellow martial arts clubs.

In 2011, right before finalising a venue near Thomastown (a great location with no surrounding clubs) as our first full time martial arts centre, our current location in Epping came up. (Sometimes, timing is everything!) As it turned out, the previous owner of our current building happened to be one of Hanshi Marc’s old students, who at that time was planning to move on from the location. Hanshi Marc had a great feeling about this location, and given the opportunity to make it our new home, a deal was made. On the 6th of February 2012, All-Active Martial Arts came to life!

As they say the rest is history – and now, 30 years on, from humble beginnings to full time, purpose-built martial arts training centre, All-Active Martial Arts, with the support of our members and a dedicated and talented team of instructors, look toward the future with excitement, optimism and a passion for what we do!

Strength and Knowledge,

All-Active Martial Arts – 30 Years

Eskrima Training Day: August 2022

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 04:28:46 GMT

Eskrima Training Seminar at All-Active Martial Arts

Another action packed Eskrima Training day this month at All-Active Martial Arts! We covered a lot of training material over the 5-hour training day on Sunday 14th August and we're looking forward to working through more at the next training weekend.

Master Marc Toussaint and All-Active Martial Arts run ongoing classes in Eskrima Doce Pares and WEKAF (World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation) Stick Fighting for our members. Monthly training seminars are open to all Doce Pares Australia and BJMA Eskrima members, as well as to any martial artists who are interested in the exploring the art of Eskrima Doce Pares or who are keen to get involved in the sport of Tournament Stick Fighting.

For more information about Filipino Martial Arts, Eskrima Training Days, WEKAF Stick Fighting or to try out a class, please contact us.

Master Marc Toussaint is the Director and Chief Instructor of Doce Pares Australia & All-Active Martial Arts in Epping, VIC. Master Marc holds multiple Black Belts, including a 6th Grade International Black Belt in Doce Pares Multi-Styles System of Eskrima-Kali-Arnis . For more information, see Master Marc's profile .

Muay Thai at AAMA with Champion Fighter & Trainer Kru Tum

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 03:03:57 GMT

Muay Thai Training Event at AAMA

Amazing session! �� A BIG THANK YOU to Kru Tum Luktum WinnerMuaythai for joining us at AAMA to deliver an awesome 2-hour Muay Thai training seminar! It was a privilege to train with Tum and an unforgettable session for our students and instructors! ��

Our Muay Thai Kickboxing classes run at All-Active Martial Arts Epping on Mondays and Thursdays. To try out a session, please reach out on 03 8418 1822 or contact us ! ��

Muay Thai Seminar with Kru Tum

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:49:57 GMT

2 Hour Muay Thai Training Seminar with Kru Tum

21st July 2022, 7pm-9pm at AAMA

We are excited to offer our Muay Thai and Krav Maga members the opportunity to attend a 2 hour training seminar with Muay Thai Trainer, Kru Tum on Thursday 21st July 2022.

Kru Tum has built a strong reputation all over the world, fighting and Instructing in Australia, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and USA.

A Master Trainer and World Champion Fighter , we are looking forward to Tum sharing his knowledge and experience with us! Tum is a great person and trainer, and his relaxed, calm nature and incredible skill mean that you can work with intensity, but without hostility or aggression.

Tum will be running a 2-hour training session for our members from 7:00pm-9:00pm on Thursday 21st July. Details on how to book have been sent to our eligible members via email. Please note that places will be limited and booking is essential.

Please contact us with any questions, or to book in!

AAMA Team ��

Eskrima Training Camp at AAMA ⚔

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 03:48:36 GMT

Doce Pares Australia & BJMA Eskrima Training Camp at All-Active Martial Arts: 25-26 June 2022

Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June, All-Active Martial Arts hosted a Doce Pares and BJMA Eskrima Weekend Training Camp - an opportunity for martial artists to take part in 2 full days of Filipino Martial Arts training in Eskrima-Kali-Arnis.

Over 2 full days, skills training covered forms, partner drills, single and double stick training, dagger, mano a mano and WEKAF (World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation) Stick Fighting, as well as BJMA Eskrima and Doce Pares Australia Instructor Training.

Master Marc Toussaint runs weekly classes in Eskrima Doce Pares at AAMA Epping for beginners through to Advanced students. Regular classes run every Monday and Wednesday for AAMA members, and Eskrima Training Days are held monthly for all martial artists wanting to practice Eskrima-Kali-Arnis, or learn something new!

Master Marc Toussaint holds a 6th Grade International Black Belt in Doce Pares Multi-Style system of Eskrima-Kali-Arnis, and is the Chief Instructor for Doce Pares Australia and BJMA Eskrima.

For more information about Eskrima Classes, upcoming training days, or to book in to try out a class, please contact us .

Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Mid-Year Grading

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:06:53 GMT

AAMA Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Grading Day

Our Mid Year Grading for Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai took place at AAMA on Saturday 18th June 2022.

What an amazing achievement by all! From our newest members completing their first ever Grading, our Junior and Intermediate Ranks, all the way through to 1st Degree Black Belt! We saw outstanding effort by everyone who took part! You should all be very proud of what you have achieved! ⭐��⭐

We look forward to training with you all this week! Classes will continue running as usual right throughout the school holidays too! See you all on the mat! ��

Closed for Queen's Birthday Public Holiday: Monday 13 June

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:57:28 GMT

No Classes this Monday 13th June:

AAMA Closed for Queen's Birthday Public Holiday

A reminder to our members that AAMA will be closed this Monday 13th June for the Queen's Birthday Public Holiday.

With Gradings coming up next weekend for Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai, we encourage all Monday students to attend on another day next week, so as not to miss out!

Have a great long weekend everyone!

Local Stick-Fighting Tournament at AAMA

Mon, 30 May 2022 06:31:02 GMT

Stick-Fighting Tournament Highlights: 29 May 2022

All-Active Martial Arts & Doce Pares Australia hosted a Local Stick-Fighting Tournament on Sunday 29th May 2022. Participants took part in Single-Stick, Double-Stick and Knife events. Tournaments are also a great opportunity for members to train as event judges and referees. A big thank you to everyone who took part on the day!

All-Active Martial Arts & Doce Pares Australia run weekly classes in Eskrima Doce Pares and Tournament Stick-Fighting. Many of our members regularly take part in Local and National Tournaments, and International WEKAF (World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation) Championships in different parts of the world.

Join us for weekly classes or for our monthly weekend training seminars! Contact us for more info!

Eskrima Weekend Training Camp: 25-26 June 2022

Thu, 26 May 2022 01:19:01 GMT

Doce Pares Australia & BJMA Eskrima Weekend Training Camp: 25-26 June 2022

Our next Eskrima Training Weekend for Doce Pares Australia & BJMA Eskrima, will take place at All-Active Martial Arts on the 25th & 26th June 2022.

Master Marc Toussaint will be running two full days of Eskrima Training, which will include:

• Instructor Course & Grading for eligible participants
• All aspects of Eskrima training: Forms, partner drills, single stick, double stick, stick & dagger, mano a mano, & WEKAF stick-fighting training

COST: 2 Days: $200, 1 Day Only: $150 (Separate Fees may apply for Grading)

Weekend Training Camp times:

Sat 25th June: 10am-4pm, Sun 26th June: 9am-3pm

For more information and to book, please visit trybooking.com/BZWKY

Mums' Week at AAMA 💕💐🦸‍♀️

Thu, 05 May 2022 06:31:48 GMT

�� CELEBRATING MOTHER'S DAY AT AAMA ��

All of next week, we invite mums to come along and watch one of your child's classes. We understand that the changes to spectating at the centre since covid restrictions have meant that parents have missed out on seeing classes in action and we don't get to catch up with you as often! With eased restrictions, we would like to start by inviting mums in next week to watch your child's class and see just how far they have come!

In the interests of health and safety, we ask that mums nominate a session next week and let us know which class you will be able to attend. We hope to accommodate up to 5 mums in each session. ��✨

WIshing all our amazing mums a very special Mother's Day this weekend!

Stick Fighting Local Tournament

Thu, 05 May 2022 05:57:41 GMT

Eskrima-Kali-Arnis: Local Stick Fighting Tournament

Sunday 29th May 2022

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Grading Week @ AAMA

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:16:52 GMT

Grading Week at AAMA: April 2022

Last week was Grading Week at AAMA, with end of term gradings taking place in class for several of our students!

Many of our White Belts completed their first ever grading and achieved their next rank of Yellow Belt! This is an outstanding achievement. Well done to everyone who achieved rank promotion! We're so proud of you all!

Our next major grading is coming up at mid-year for ALL RANKS and will be here before we know it, so keep up the awesome work everyone!

FIRST AID TRAINING @AAMA

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:34:25 GMT

LEVEL 2 FIRST AID COURSE: FRI 8TH-SAT 9TH APRIL 2022

AAMA will be hosting the ever-important Level 2 First Aid Training Course on the 8th & 9th of April 2022. The course includes 6 hours of face-to-face training over the 2 sessions (Friday 8th April: 5pm-8pm and Saturday 9th April: 1pm-4pm).

All AAMA Instructors and Staff undertake regular First Aid training to maintain our current First Aid & CPR certifications. We welcome AAMA members who are interested in taking part in the Level 2 First Aid course, to join us.

Level 2 First Aid Covers the following units:

HLTAID003: PROVIDE FIRST AID – 3 year certification

6 hours of face to face training with a personal study component to be completed. This course applies to all workers or individuals who may be required to provide first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

HLTAID001: Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – 12 month certification

This unit provides you with the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines and includes AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training.

This course is open to all current AAMA Members - to join us for this year's First Aid training, please register your interest and we'll send you an enrolment form.

AAMA Club Update - March 2022

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:55:27 GMT

Hanshi Marc's Kyuudan (9th Degree) Presentation & Club News: March 2022

What a huge start to 2022 it's been! It's been amazing to have everyone back on the mat, training hard, every day since we reopened in January! Classes are back to running 5 days a week, including Saturday mornings - and it's awesome to see the progress everyone is making toward April Gradings across all styles - Kids Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai, Krav Maga and Eskrima!

We had a very special start to the year this year with Hanshi Marc being awarded his 9th Degree rank - Tara Miliata, by Soke Bob Jones. This honorable acknowledgement of Hanshi Marc's achievements and contribution to martial arts over his 40 years of training and teaching, is the first part of the third and final stage of the esoteric Degrees. Ninth Degree is titled ‘Professor’. At this level it is all about the third and final emersion into the Trilogy of the Seven Esoterical Degrees. 9th Degree represents ‘One’s ability to penetrate and unite all things of matter and spirit’. Our black belts had the honour of taking part in Hanshi's Kyuudan (9th Degree) belt ceremony, which took place at AAMA on the 25th January and was based on Senjo (3 circles/rings) where they were able to witness the moment Hanshi put on his 9th Degree belt for the very first time.

There is lots happening at the moment at AAMA - Classes are as high energy as we've ever seen them and everyone is working hard, every single day! We hope we've seen the end of lockdowns for good, and that the energy stays high, along with the smiles, the sweat and passion for training!

Any day is a good day to start something new! If you're thinking about whether martial arts could help you achieve your personal, fitness or self-defence goals, come in and say hi - we'd love to meet you, and we're here to help.

To all our current members - you're all legends! See you on the mat!!!!!! ��

Kick Start Fitness & Self Defence with Muay Thai & Krav Maga for Beginners

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:10:16 GMT

Strength, Fitness, Self Defence, Knowledge & Skill

Start your training and build strength, fitness and skill with this introductory Muay Thai Kickboxing or Krav Maga training package!

Train 2 x 1 hour sessions a week for 6 weeks, and receive a free pair of 16oz boxing gloves to start your training!

Our next Muay Thai 6-week Kickstart commences Monday 21st March 2022 (Mondays 7pm & Thursdays 8pm)

Our next Krav Maga 6-week Kickstart commences Tuesday 22nd March 2022 (Tuesdays 8pm & Thursdays 7pm)

*Muay Thai Program will be extended to take into account public holidays on Mon 18/4 and 25/4.

For more info, call us on 03 8418 1822 .

Book now - Muay Thai OR Book now - Krav Maga

For more info, visit our Current Promotions page.

We're back on the mat in 2022!

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 03:29:58 GMT

WE'RE BACK! CLASSES RESUME THIS WEEK AT AAMA!

Dear Members!

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year break! We are excited to be back at AAMA this week and look forward to seeing you in class!

For the next fortnight, all classes will run on a holiday timetable so please check class times on the portal or website (or see attached). Our full timetable will resume on Monday 24th January 2022.

Please book in for your sessions via the student portal calendar , or send us an email for assistance.

2021 Christmas Message from Hanshi Marc

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 06:26:25 GMT

2021 Christmas message from Hanshi Marc Toussaint

Hi Everyone,

Well, what a year 2021 has been!! We faced lockdowns, restrictions, interstate border closures… 2021 started off flying, with back on the mat training, then we faced the first of many lockdowns in February, and on and off throughout the year with the last lockdown going for just over 10 weeks!

All Active Martial Arts instructors and students did what we always do - and that was to adapt to what we could do and didn’t worry about what we couldn’t do!!

Instructors and Staff worked extremely hard to do what was required to help keep all our students training and learning, by running zoom session or working behind the scenes.

And to all our students who kept training with AAMA on Zoom, or who kept in contact by phone, email and social media, we thank you! The amazing support that we gave each other was so important throughout yet another very challenging year!

To all the students that took part in Grading online, this also shows an incredible commitment and effort that just proves how well you all adapted to the hard time we were facing.

2021 on a personal note was a very mixed bag for me! With working through lockdowns, and all the government restrictions that came with each one.

But the biggest loss was the passing of my Supreme Grandmaster Diony Cañete, the head of Doce Pares in the Philippines, in August.

SGM Diony Cañete had been my mentor for over 20 years, and was a man that showed that age was no barrier. He was what I call a man of great Skill and Knowledge and was at his best when passing on all that he had learned. His passion for Martial Arts in general was contagious! (In a very good way!)

Then, after nearly 40 years of training in Martial Arts, I received a call from Soke (Chief) Bob Jones. It is always nice to catch up and have a talk about what’s happening! This call was different though, as it was to rank me to 9 ^th Degree in BJMA (Tara Miliata).

My first and initial instinct was to answer Soke Bob by saying I was sorry but could NOT take this rank of 9 ^th Degree, as I believed I am not worthy of this rank due to time (it is 45 years to 9 ^th ) and NOT viewing myself on the same level as Soke Bob or others Martial Artist that have come before me. I did turn down the 9 ^th Degree rank, but following another hour on the phone with Soke Bob explaining the reasons for why he believes I deserved the rank, he asked me to have a think about it for 24 hours and to get back to him.

I must say those 24 hours were a real mind bender and an internal battle trying to figure out whether I was worthy. I had conversations with several people I trust, not just in BJMA but across the martial arts world, as well as others who know me on more of a personal level.

After what seemed to be the longest 24 hours of my life, I could finally call Soke Bob with an answer. Admittedly I let him know what a hard decision it was. It tore me apart in so many ways…It is hard to find the right words to explain what 9 ^th Degree even means. I advised Soke Bob that I accept the rank of 9 ^th Degree with great honour and respect.

I will do what I have been doing for 40 years and that’s to continue sweating, learning, and passing on all I have learned and will learn, to everyone who has the will and desire to learn more and level up their skill!

With our quote of Strength and Knowledge come together, I see this is the best way to view my rank of Hanshi 9 ^th Degree because this is what must occur for any of us to keep moving forward! If one does not have this desire, then that person is only making up numbers in a room, with no purpose. If one doesn’t complete all physical grading ranks to 5 ^th Degree and able to share what they know on this path, then this is also only making up numbers in a room.

As 2021 comes to an end and we look at what we have done, 2022 is a fresh start to look at what we have in front of us and to keep sweating and learning, so your Strength and Knowledge WILL come together.

Don’t be that person who will just make up numbers in a room!!

I wish you a very Merry Christmas with family and friends, and a great new year!!!

Yours with Strength and Knowledge,

Hanshi Marc

Final Day of Classes for 2021

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 03:45:42 GMT

Final Day of Classes & BBQ: Thursday 23 Dec 2021

Hi members!

Thursday 23rd December will be our final day of classes at AAMA for 2021 and End-of-Year BBQ! WE hope to catch up with everyone there before the Christmas break!

AAMA will be closed from Friday 24th December and will reopen on Monday 10th January 2022 (holiday timetable) with all classes running on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the first fortnight back. Our full timetable will resume on Monday 24th January 2022. To check class times,, please see our timetable .

Join us for regular classes this week before we break for Christmas, and hope to see you all on Thursday for a fun day of classes and end-of-year BBQ!

- The AAMA Team ��

2021 End-of-Year Gradings

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 03:37:08 GMT

2021 End-of-Year Gradings: Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai

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ON-THE-MAT CLASSES RESUME SATURDAY 30 OCT!

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 03:15:38 GMT

We're back on the mats this Saturday at AAMA!

The latest announcements regarding the easing of restrictions in Victoria on the 29th October 2021, mean that AAMA will be permitted to return to on-site training! This will be done in accordance with the updated Government guidelines for indoor sport & recreation/training gyms.

From this Saturday, 30th October, AAMA will be easing into a return to on-mat classes, combined with an adjusted online timetable. To begin with, bookings will be required for all members.

We thank you for your commitment to training with AAMA during what turned out to be a much longer lockdown than expected, and we all thank you in advance for your patience as we build back toward our full on-site timetable.

We can’t wait to see you back on the mats!

Kyoshi Marc Toussaint & the AAMA Team

AAMA Martial Arts Trivia Night

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:26:21 GMT

AAMA Trivia Night - Friday 24th September 2021

AAMA Members! Get your family together and get ready to show off your trivia knowledge!

This Friday 24th September, at 7pm, we'll be getting together online for a fun night of martial arts trivia!

Grab your snacks and join in for a laugh and to test your knowledge!

Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Gradings

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 23:59:43 GMT

Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Gradings - Sat 2nd October

Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai members are preparing for online Gradings, which will take place on Saturday 2nd October 2021. AAMA Members and Instructors have been working hard to continue training and progress this year and while training online each and every week via our online platform! We're so proud of our members' commitment to training online!

Kyoshi Marc and the Instructor team have been able to make reasonable adjustments to the grading process, to enable our members to complete grading assessments online during this time of lockdown.

Gradings are set to take place on Saturday 2nd October 2021 - so the next 2 weeks of classes will include important revision so we expect to see busy sessions on Zoom!

For any questions about grading, or about how to join in for online classes - please get in touch on 03 8418 1822 or Contact Us online!

Eskrima Doce Pares: Farewell SGM Dionisio “Diony” Cañete

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:46:09 GMT

SGM Diony Cañete: Doce Pares Eskrima-Kali-Arnis

The news of the passing of SGM Dionisio “Diony” Cañete has come with great shock and sadness for all that knew him. The FMA world has today lost a great Martial Artist.

Our Deepest condolences to his wife Daisy, Master Gerald his son and to his family, as well as to the wider Doce Pares Family.

SGM Diony warmly welcomed us and our group on the many occasions we traveled to Doce Pares HQ, and to other parts of the world where we had the privilege of being in his presence.

What SGM Diony has done for Filipino Martial Arts amounts to a very long list indeed - and the amount he gave back to his community and to the world of FMA is to be forever respected and honored. Doce Pares and WEKAF wouldn't be what they are today without him. He worked tirelessly to promote the Philippine national sport of Eskrima all over the world.

SGM Diony’s dream was to make Eskrima an Olympic sport, and just two short years ago, that dream came one step closer to becoming a reality when for the first time ever, Eskrima was added as a category in the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games).

With great respect and love, we will forever honour SGM Dionisio “Diony” Cañete's memory, his friendship and the knowledge he has gifted us all. ��

CLASSES ARE ON TONIGHT BEFORE SNAP LOCKDOWN

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:50:02 GMT

CLASSES ARE ON TONIGHT! PLEASE NOTE CLASS TIMES - THURSDAY 5 AUGUST 2021

�� SNAP LOCKDOWN �� THURSDAY 5 AUGUST 2021

TONIGHT'S CLASSES RUNNING AS FOLLOWS - Please note slight changes to class start and finish times:

5pm-5:45pm: Kidz Karate ✔️

6pm-6:45pm: Kidz Karate ✔️

6pm-6:50pm: Zen Do Kai ✔️

6pm: ESKRIMA ONLINE CLASS - CANCELLED ❌

7pm-7:50pm Muay Thai ✔️

7pm-7:50pm Krav Maga ✔️

Let's make the most of tonight's sessions everyone!! Further announcements to come after tonight's classes.

Queen's Birthday Public Holiday

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 01:45:36 GMT

Queen's Birthday Public Holiday: Mon 14 June 2021

We hope you are enjoying the long weekend!

Just a reminder that there will be no online classes today due to the Queen's Birthday public holiday.

We'll be back on Zoom tomorrow - Tuesday 15 June - and for the rest of this week! For all session times, please check out the full class timetable .

Remember that additional training material, tutorial videos and full class recordings are available on the Members' Study Portal for you to access and work through at any time!

We can't wait to get back on the mats with all of you next week, but until then, look forward to seeing you online for training this week!

Online Class Timetable 3 June-10 June 2021

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:12:23 GMT

Online Class Timetable Updated for 3-10 June

Hi Members! In light of the lockdown extension, we've updated our online training timetable to add some more sessions for everyone!

Our instructors will be online and teaching live on Zoom all week, with new online classes added for Saturday morning, and a special Black Belt training session for Zen Do Kai Black Belts in the afternoon!

Additional training material, tutorial videos and full class recordings are available on our Members' Study Portal for members to work through, or catch up on sessions at any time. To access the portal, please visit http://members.martialytics.com.

For assistance with joining Zoom, accessing the study portal, or for any questions, please get in touch with us on 03 8418 1822, or via email to admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au.

We'll be back on the mats on Saturday 12th June! Until then, see you for class online!

All-Active Team

More online classes over Lockdown Extension

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:40:36 GMT

We Got This! More online classes for Members next week.

OK Members! In light of today's announcement that Vic's lock-down has been extended by another week, we just want to say, WE GOT THIS! Let's focus on making the most of our training from home for the next week! The instructor team is here to support you all the way! Classes will run as planned for tonight and tomorrow, and we're planning some extra sessions including classes this Saturday, so we'll have an update to our online class schedule out to everyone soon!

Online Class Timetable: 28 May - 3 June 2021

Sat, 29 May 2021 10:48:47 GMT

Zoom Classes During VIC Lockdown

Hi members! We are sure you all agree that a lockdown is the last thing to stop us from training! For next week, our classes will run online via Zoom. Timetable and instructions will be sent to all current members via email! See you on screen from Monday!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: VIC 7-DAY LOCKDOWN

Thu, 27 May 2021 03:07:08 GMT

VIC 7-DAY LOCKDOWN: CLASSES MOVING TO ZOOM FOR NEXT WEEK

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: 7-DAY CLOSURE - VIC LOCKDOWN
TONIGHT'S CLASSES RUNNING AS USUAL - THURSDAY 27 MAY

Dear members and families,

Based on today's announcement of a 7-day lock-down for the state of Victoria from 11:59pm tonight, AAMA will be closed from tomorrow, Friday 28th May, through to Friday 4th June. Classes are set to resume on the mats on the morning of Saturday 5th June.

Today's classes will still run as usual and classes will run on Zoom next week for ALL members until we return to on-site training at AAMA on Saturday 5th June 2021.

We'll post all updates via our Facebook members page, as well as here on our website and via email to all members. We thank you all for your patience as we work on next week's Zoom training schedule. Details of online class times for next week will be sent out as soon as the Zoom training schedule has been finalised.

Let's stay positive! We'll see you tonight if you're in for class! Hope to see everyone next week on Zoom, and back on the mats again on from next Saturday!

All-Active Team

All-Active Martial Arts

11/26 Miller St EPPING VIC 3076

Ph. 03 8418 1822 | admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au

www.allactivemartialarts.com.au

Message from Vic Department of Health

Tue, 11 May 2021 06:52:02 GMT

Message from VIC Dept of Health & AAMA Visitor Check-ins

Dear members,

Please take note of the following statement by the Victorian Department if Health, as it lists some local exposure sites linked to a positive case of COVID-19. If any of the following apply to you or a member of your household, please follow the recommendations for testing and isolation.

A reminder that any non-members, including parents, must check in when entering AAMA, using the QR Code at the entrance. This is now a government requirement for all indoor sports facilities. If you are unable to sign in using the QR Code, you may check in manually. Please ask a team member for assistance. Students may continue to sign in as usual on the electronic kiosk.

Stay safe everyone!

"INITIAL EXPOSURE SITES

The following are initial exposure sites linked to the positive case of COVID-19 announced today.

Please note, the exposure sites will shortly be published online here: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites

TIER 1 – if you have been to any of these locations during the time indicated, immediately isolate, get tested and quarantine for 14 days. Also, call the Department of Health on 1300 651 160.

�� ALTONA NORTH – TIC Group (Front office) at 232 Blackshaws Rd, all day on Thursday 6 May

�� MELBOURNE CBD – Curry Vault Indian Restaurant and Bar at 18-20 Bank Place, between 6:30pm and 9:30pm on Friday, 7 May

�� EPPING – Indiagate Spices and Groceries at Unit 14C/560-590 High St, between 5:00pm to 6:00pm on Saturday, 8 May

�� EPPING – Woolworths Epping, Cnr Cooper and High St in Epping, between 5:40pm and 6:38pm on Saturday, 8 May

TIER 2 – if you have been to any of these locations during the time indicated, immediately isolate, get tested and stay isolated until you receive a negative result. Also, call the Department of Health on 1300 651 160.

�� ALTONA NORTH – TIC Group (rear warehouse section) at 232 Blackshaws Rd, all day on Thursday 6 May

�� EPPING – 7Eleven at 705 High St (corner Cooper St), between 6:30pm and 7:00pm on Thursday 6 May

�� EPPING – 7Eleven at 705 High St (corner Cooper St), between 11:10am and 11:40am on Saturday 8 May

There may be further sites added, or details may change based on investigations (such as reviewing bank statements).

Any changes or additions to exposure sites will be posted in the comments below.

Check this webpage regularly for the full list of exposure sites when they are published: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites

Visit this page to see where to get tested: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/where-get-tested-covid-19"

Eskrima Doce Pares Training Seminar - Sunday 2 May 2021

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 04:19:08 GMT

Upcoming Filipino Martial Arts Training Seminar:
Eskrima Doce Pares - Sunday 2 May 2021

Filipino Martial Arts encompasses skill sets to compliment any other style or system of martial arts training.

Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) in particular Doce Pares, has been featured heavily in many films and documentaries that feature fighting with two weapons, for example two blades, two sticks, or any combination of weapons.

Doce Pares Eskrima training days cover a range of Filipino Martial Arts concepts and skill sets, from body movement and the principles of angling and footwork, striking techniques and using single weapons, double weapons, bladed weapons or "mano a mano" (hand-to-hand or "dirty Filipino boxing"). Eskrima Doce Pares teaches multiple ranges of offence and defence, using close, medium, to long range principles.

Our Eskrima Doce Pares Training Days cover multiple aspects of the art of Filipino Martial Arts as well as the sporting side of the art - competition stick fighting - WEKAF (World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation).

Filipino Martial Arts - Eskrima, Kali, Arnis - training Seminars are delivered in a way that martial arts students and practitioners of all skill and experience levels and of any martial arts style or discipline are able to gain knowledge and skill to add to, and enhance their own training in their main discipline of martial arts.

Our next Filipino Martial Arts (Eskrima-Kali-Arnis) Training Day will run at All-Active Martial Arts Epping VIC on Sunday 2nd May 2021, from 10am to 1pm. The 3-hour Eskrima training seminar will be run by Master Marc Toussaint, 6th Grade Black Belt, Doce Pares. All martial arts students and practitioners who are looking to expand or enhance their skill set are welcomed to attend.

Enquiries are welcome on 03 8418 1822 or to info@allactivemartialarts.com.au. You can also book online to secure a place, or share with your students or fellow martial artists here: https://www.trybooking.com/BOTET .

For more information about regular training in Filipino Martial Arts: Eskrima Doce Pares at All-Active Martial Arts, Epping VIC, please contact us .

Muay Thai - Krav Maga - Eskrima Grading Week

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:53:40 GMT

Muay Thai - Krav Maga - Eskrima Grading Week

We've had a huge week at AAMA with gradings across all our martial arts systems. As a martial arts school, we're so happy to be training back on the mats with everyone this year! Everyone has demonstrated just how far they've come in their training and we couldn't be prouder of everyone's commitment to weekly classes and steady progress in the development of skill sets, building strength and improving fitness! Congratulations to our Muay Thai , Krav Maga and Filipino Martial Arts (Eskrima Doce Pares) students on their rank promotion this week!

Muay Thai Kickboxing classes, Krav Maga & Self Defence and classes in Eskrima-Kali-Arnis (Doce Pares) run weekly at All-Active Martial Arts Epping. To view available session times, check out our timetable or contact us to book a trial session!

Zen Do Kai Black Gi Grading

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 03:08:53 GMT

Zen Do Kai Black Gi Grading at AAMA: Sat 27 March

Saturday's Black Gi Grading challenged and tested our Zen Do Kai students on a number of levels - skill, strength, stamina, mental focus and physical and emotional control. They showed resilience, confidence, respect for themselves and for one another throughout their grading, which entailed a demonstration of their skill sets, techniques, forms, fitness and sparring. Every one of our students attempting Black Gi Grading was able to demonstrate both physical and mental strength and focus, right through to the end of their 10th sparring round.

We would also like to thank each and every one of our Black Belts who came along to show their support! They all understand that earning a Black Gi does not come easy!

We couldn't be prouder of our students and are humbled by the bond they all share. We look forward to seeing our newest Black Gi Grading members wear their Black Gi with pride!

Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Grading

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 01:05:11 GMT

Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Grading Day: Sat 27 March

On Saturday 27 March, we held our first Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai Grading day for 2021 at All-Active Martial Arts! ��

We were very impressed by the confidence, skill, determination and positive attitudes to training demonstrated by all our grading students! A special shout-out to our newest members, who had the opportunity to take part in their very first Karate Grading Day! All students did an outstanding job to achieve their next rank, and we hope they are as proud of their achievement as we are of them!

Our martial arts classes, including Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai , run 5 days a week at All-Active Martial Arts' purpose built martial arts training centre in Epping VIC. We are located on Miller St Epping (directly opposite Epping YMCA Leisure City). Our classes suit students from 5 years of age through to adults.

For more information about training with All-Active Martial Arts, please contact us or get in touch to book a free trial class by calling us on 03 8418 1822.

Eskrima Doce Pares Training Day

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:24:33 GMT

Eskrima Doce Pares Training Day - Sun 28 March 2021

We had a great turnout and day of training at this month's Eskrima Doce Pares Training Day!

3-hour training seminars run every month at All-Active Martial Arts/Doce Pares Australia for our members with Master Marc Toussaint.

All martial artists interested in Filipino Martial Arts: Eskrima-Kali-Arnis and weapon defence are welcomed!

To check upcoming dates or to book a place: http://www.trybooking.com/BOTET

Phone enquiries to 03 8418 1822.

Long Weekend and AAMA Easter Break

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 23:24:06 GMT

AAMA Easter Long Weekend and Training Days

We hope our members have had a Happy Easter and a great long weekend break! We look forward to seeing everyone back on the mats from Tuesday 6th April 2021!

WEKAF LOCAL SINGLE STICK TOURNAMENT AT AAMA

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:09:45 GMT

WEKAF Local Single Stick Tournament: Sun 28 Feb 2021

On Sunday 28 Feb 2021 AAMA hosted a local WEKAF Single Stick Fighting tournament. It was an exciting day of high-energy tournament stick-fighting where we had our first opportunity since 2019 WEKAF Nationals to suit up take part in this fast-paced sport!

The tournament was open to competitors at all levels, from beginners, through to stick-fighters who have competed at National and International championships. Three competition categories on the day made it possible for everyone to take part, including Women's Open, Men's A Open for experienced competitors and Men's B Open for new participants.

We congratulate everyone who took part on the day, including competitors, judges and referees! We look forward to having everyone back for the next local tournament!

All-Active Martial Arts provide an all-encompassing Filipino Martial Arts training experience for our members to learn both the art and sporting aspects of Filipino Martial Arts, with regular classes in Eskrima Doce Pares, as well as WEKAF Tournament Stick-Fighting training.

For more information about learning Filipino Martial Arts: Eskrima-Kali-Arnis, WEKAF tournament training and our Eskrima Doce Pares classes, please contact us , or call 03 8418 1822.

To view more images and videos of the WEKAF Local Tournament, check out our Facebook page !

AAMA ZOOM CLASSES DURING 5-DAY VIC LOCKDOWN

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:00:29 GMT

AAMA Zoom Classes: Mon 16 Feb - Wed 18 Feb 2021

Further to our earlier announcement today, Zoom session times for next week's closure days have now been scheduled for all members.

Let's start the week by training together on Zoom - and we'll be back at the centre for on-the-mats training on Thursday. We'll keep you posted with any further updates as they become available.

Please note there will be no classes tomorrow (Saturday).

Classes will run online on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as follows:

Monday 15th February 2021

5:00pm Kidz Karate (all ranks)
6:00pm Muay Thai
7:15pm Eskrima Doce Pares

Tuesday 16th February 2021

6:00pm Zen Do Kai (all ranks)
7:15pm Krav Maga

Wednesday 17th February 2021

5:00pm Kidz Karate (White to Orange)
6:00pm Kidz Karate (Blue - Brown)

AAMA's training room link (Zoom) has been sent to members via email. For assistance, please contact the office on 03 8418 1822 or via email to admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au .

See you soon!

AAMA Team

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: 5-DAY CLOSURE - VIC LOCKDOWN

admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au (Gena All-active) — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 03:50:17 GMT

VIC Lockdown - AAMA Closes Sat 13 Feb & Reopens Thu 18 Feb 2021. Classes via Zoom for all Members during closure.

Based on today's announcement of a 5-day lock-down for the state of Victoria from 11:59pm tonight, All-Active Martial Arts will be closed from tomorrow, Saturday 13th February 2021. Classes will run via Zoom for all existing members on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week for ALL members and we'll be back to training on the mats at AAMA on Thursday 18th February.

If you have booked a trial class for Saturday 13/2, Monday 14/2, Tuesday 15/2 or Wednesday 16/2, we will contact you to book an alternative class time from Thursday onwards.

We'll post all updates here, via our Facebook members page as well as via email to all members. Details of Zoom class times for next week will be sent out later today.

Let's stay positive! See you in a few days!

REGISTER FOR WEKAF LOCAL TOURNAMENT - SINGLE STICK: SUNDAY 28 FEB 2021

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:51:50 GMT

LOCAL WEKAF TOURNAMENT ON SUNDAY 28 FEB 2021

Bookings are now open for our upcoming Local WEKAF Tournament - Single Stick.

The Single Stick-Fighting tournament will take place at All-Active Martial Arts: 11/26 Miller St Epping VIC on Sunday 28th February, commencing at 11:00am.

To register: please visit https://www.trybooking.com/BOSNJ .

Cost: $10 (using own armour) or $15 (using club armour).

All enquiries to All Active Martial Arts on 03 8418 1822 or via email to info@allactivemartialarts.com.au .

AAMA Driver Education

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 01:07:02 GMT

Driver Education Course for Parents of Teenagers

One of the most important responsibilities we as parents have to our teenagers is giving them the

very best start when the time comes for them to start learning how to drive.

Finding a good Driving Instructor and getting value for money driving lessons can be difficult – but it

doesn’t have to be! If you are planning on teaching your teenager how to drive , we can help!

How can All-Active Martial Arts help with Driving instruction? Well, read on!

For the past 15 years, All-Active Martial Arts’ owner and director Marc Toussaint has combined

his martial arts teaching skills with his driver instruction industry qualifications and experience, to

help teenagers become the safe and responsible drivers they need to be - and earn their P's!

As a government accredited driving instructor for cars and heavy vehicles, (manual and automatic),

Marc has worked for several Registered Training Organisations and until recently was a Licence

Testing Officer for VicRoads. Drawing on his industry knowledge and teaching experience, Marc is

focused on helping parents deliver the best possible driving education to their children.

Now with the use of a fully fitted out driver education vehicle (auto), Marc and All-Active Martial

Arts have developed a Driver Education Course for parents of teenagers with a focus on preparing

them for teaching their children how to drive. The driver education course would also be suited to

any licensed drivers who wish to improve their own driving or those who may have considered a

future role in driver instruction!

In addition to the Parent Driver Education course, our Driver Education Vehicle will also be delivering

Defensive Driver Education . The Defensive Driving Course is designed to teach licenced drivers good

driving behaviour and concepts such as vehicle control and hazard perception to help them be safer

on the roads.

Marc’s qualifications for the Driver Education industry include:

• Certificate IV in Training & Assessment

• Certificate IV in Transport and Logistics Road Transport (Car Driving Instruction)

• Certificate IV in Transport and Logistics (Road Transport - Heavy Vehicle Driving Instruction)

Marc is currently working as a Car & Heavy Vehicle Instructor, teaching and assessing new car and

heavy vehicle trainers. Marc’s current work includes providing training for the MFB (now called Fire

Rescue Victoria), the CFA and Victoria Police.

The Parent Driver Education Course will assist licensed drivers to draw on their existing knowledge

and skill to help them teach their child safe and responsible driving. By using a progressive approach,

the course covers driver education for your teenager from their very first lesson, right through to

their getting their licence. Parents may find this may reduce the need for many hours of lessons with

a private driving school or instructor to prepare for licence testing.

For more information about courses, dates and costs, please contact Marc or the team at AAMA on

03 8418 1822 or via email to info@allactivemartialarts.com.au.

2021 Classes

admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au (Gena All-active) — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:54:42 GMT

Training at AAMA in 2021

We're back and training at AAMA for 2021! It's been great seeing everyone back in class over the last week!

Classes are now up and running in Kidz Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Filipino Martial Arts - Eskrima and Fitness, both on site and on line.

Beginners are welcome to try out any of our training styles with a trial class - get in touch for class times! We look forward to seeing everyone on the mats!! ��

A 2020 message from Kyoshi Marc to our members

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:12:23 GMT

A 2020 message from Kyoshi Marc

Dear Members,

As we see 2020 coming to an end, I’m sure we all are looking forward to seeing 2021!

I must say that I am so proud of everyone – our students, children, mothers, fathers, our black belts, instructors, staff and friends of All Active Martial Arts, with everyone wanting to help and support what we all have here! Your dedication and commitment to support the club has been overwhelming! This not only had me wanting to work even harder to get All Active Martial Arts through this once in a lifetime pandemic, but also had a profound effect on all instructors and staff, who found themselves working 10 times harder to help achieve the positive outcome we have had.

Our instructors and staff team are the BEST that any organisation could have asked for and I know other organisations would be envious to have. Gena, as you know has been taking care of administration, class bookings for mat sessions and over the shutdown period, setting up our zoom training and communication. Gena has been super busy this year behind the scenes and has done an outstanding job! Renshi Cam, Dai-Sempai Dylan and Sempai Neil – all of whom even had to run Zoom classes from their own homes for a few months during our second and longer shutdown, have been exceptional! These AAMA instructors further demonstrated the commitment they have to everyone at All Active Martial Arts. Personally, I am not only grateful for all the effort they all put into their teaching and helping all of you, but have seen further growth and development in their teaching and skill over the course of 2020, which will only help all students achieve their goals too.

2020 forced change on all of us in one way or another, with many changes to our personal and working lives. Kids had to attend school from home, with mum and dad becoming teachers, many while working from home themselves. Online appointments replaced visits to the doctor, Zoom for fitness, Zoom for meetings, Zoom for catch-ups with friends and birthday celebrations, Zoom for training, the 5km rule, only 1 hour outside per day, the list goes on and on.

As you all know, All Active Martial Arts’ moved to online training and Zoom sessions for nearly 8 months of this year to keep our classes and all of your training going (albeit in a somewhat different format)!

All Active Martial Arts and its instructors were able to do gradings via zoom this year and even had a Junior Black Belt grading for our Kidz Karate system. A year ago, I would have said no WAY we would ever do that and I think everyone would have agreed!

I must say the standard of the grading online via Zoom was extremely high, with all the instructors – with the help of mums and dads – working hard to achieve such a great outcome, not to mention the high standard demonstrated by our grading students!

Now due to Covid-19 our online training tutorials and Zoom class videos comprise over 300 videos that have been shared online to our study portal for you to use anytime (so that is something good to come of 2020)!

We are still looking to get 2020 club t-shirts printed to celebrate our members’ resilience and commitment during the year we had! But due to being unable to have them manufactured this year, we will look at getting them made early 2021.

What does 2021 have in store for All Active Martial Arts?

All Active Martial Arts will continue to give only our best training and commitment to you all, including more online training videos for you to get train anytime, from anywhere.

A new website is currently being developed to include a fresh new look and more features, including an online shop and an upgraded members section.

A new driving training course will be available to our members, specifically to prepare parents of teenagers who will be teaching their children how to drive as Learners. The course will focus on teaching good driving behaviour to and what VicRoads licencing requirements will be, to assist parents with being the best driver trainers they can be for their young learners. I will be using my experience in the industry to deliver this program to you, and because I can expect you will be asking the question “how does a Martial Arts Instructor know any more than anyone else about driving or teaching how to drive?”, I’ll fill you in on some of my background.

Before I opened All Active Martial Arts in 2012 as a full-time training centre, I worked full time as a car and heavy vehicle driving instructor, and was up until recently a VicRoads Licencing Testing Officer. I continue to work in this industry with several RTOs as a trainer to trainers for car and heavy vehicle instruction. My recent work includes instructing and assessing courses for MFB, CFA (now Fire Rescue) and license upgrades for VicPol, and have been working in this capacity over the past 10 years.

All Active Martial Arts will be adding more classes across all our systems in 2021, as well as special sessions for Black belts and above, as now the second floor is completed and fully operational, giving us more flexibility and capacity to deliver more sessions.

Local Tournaments for stick fighting and forms will be held here at All Active Martial Arts in 2021.

Our final day for on-the-mats classes at AAMA will be Wednesday 23rd December 2020, with classes returning on Monday 11th January 2021. As you all can understand, our training team and staff will take a much-needed break and re-charge our batteries before resuming in the New Year! The AAMA Study portal and all online videos will continue to be available to all our members during this time.

Finally, I would like to again THANK YOU ALL for the support you all have shown All Active Martial Arts and wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a much much better and Happy New Year.

We are looking forward to an awesome 2021!

Kyoshi/Master Marc Toussaint

VIC RESTRICTIONS & TRAINING AT AAMA

Thu, 09 Jul 2020 01:05:00 GMT

AAMA Club Update: Reopening, June Gradings, Mothers Day, Weekly Challenge, Online Class Timetable

Sat, 09 May 2020 01:56:00 GMT

AAMA CENTRE REOPENING PLANS

JUNE GRADINGS

MOTHER’S DAY CLASS

WEEKLY CHALLENGE

AAMA members! We hope you are all doing well, staying healthy and active, even while staying at home!

The last month has definitely been full of new challenges, but has also been a time of strength and unity as we have all adapted to big changes to the way we go about our daily lives - including the way we train! Again, all of us at AAMA want to say a big thank you to you all for your ongoing support and commitment to training with us!

We have been very proud to see everyone embrace our online training program by attending live classes and jumping online to train on our members portal! We are so happy to be training with you and catch up with you in class every week!

Maintaining a healthy, active and socially interactive lifestyle is always important, especially now, during this time of physical distancing. We have been grateful for the online communication and social media tools that have helped us stay connected with you! It’s also been great to touch base with everyone via our weekly live chat on Facebook (and now also on Zoom) every Monday at 6pm! This week’s live update included a lot of information that we’d like to share with all of you.

AAMA CENTRE REOPENING PLANS

As distancing measures in Australia have helped to keep our COVID-19 case numbers considerably low, we are now waiting on Victorian government advice about the timelines for the stages of easing the current distancing measures and what that will mean for us in terms of resuming classes at AAMA.

Once we have received confirmation that indoor sporting venues can resume operation, we’ll be looking ahead to our centre reopening - with a few changes - to ensure AAMA is a COVID-19 safe training venue for our members as well as for our instructors and staff.

We will provide plenty of notice with regard to official reopening dates as soon as we get the go-ahead. We’ll also be implementing a few changes, including the following:

JUNE GRADINGS

Students who were eligible for March Gradings or who will be eligible for June Grading, will have the opportunity to grade this June. This will apply for all systems. Students must be attending online classes. We still have 5 weeks of training before gradings, so it is not too late to jump into the online sessions.

Tentative grading dates have been set for Saturday 13th June and Saturday 20th June.

Advice for students preparing for Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Gradings:

MOTHER'S DAY CLASS - THURSDAY 7 MAY

We had an awesome turnout to our Mother's Day Zen Do Kai class on Thursday 7th May, where we invited mums to train with us! Our AAMA mums (and dads!) did an incredible job!

WEEKLY CHALLENGE

It was great to see so many students take part in last week’s push-up challenge! Thank you to everyone that took part and sent us your videos!

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our winner - Eli from Kidz Karate who completed 67 push-ups in 60 seconds! What an effort! Eli is the winner of a 1-hour one-on-one private coaching session with Renshi Cam!

This week’s challenge:

This week’s challenge is a non-stop skipping challenge! To take part, submit a video of yourself skipping rope non-stop for a minimum of 2 minutes . Whoever completes the longest time of non-stop skipping will win a 1 hour one-on-one private XMA coaching session with Dai Sempai Dylan. This session can be adapted to suit the training focus of the winning participant (for any system).

Video entries for this week’s skipping challenge must be submitted by 5pm Monday 11th May 2020. The winner will be announced during the 6pm Live Update, Monday 11th May - on our Facebook Members Page and via Zoom.

So grab your skipping rope and get practicing!

REGULAR ONLINE CLASS TIMETABLE

If you require a copy of the current online class timetable, please let us know. You can reach us by calling 03 8418 1822 or via email to admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au . Reminders and class meeting links are also sent on the day of classes. Please let us know if you are not receiving the class reminders!

Our online classes are currently running as follows:

Thank you again to everyone, we are so proud of your commitment! If there is anything we can help out with, please reach out to the team.

We look forward to safely reopening and training with ALL of you in person again soon!

Kyoshi Marc Toussaint

All-Active Team

All-Active Martial Arts

03 8418 1822

admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au | www.allactivemartialarts.com.au

Members Study Portal: http://members.martiaytics.com

We're ZOOMing!

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 01:59:00 GMT

We're training as usual with classes across all our systems!

All live classes are recorded and are available for viewing on our online members portal by the following day, along with a library of training resources and video tutorials you can use to train solo or with a family member!

To all our members who have been taking part in online classes, we hope you're enjoying the training experience! If you're a member and thinking about whether online classes are for you - we invite you to try out a session! :)

We're here to help with any questions - call us on 03 8418 1822 or contact us for more info!

Live Interactive Classes with AAMA

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:00:00 GMT

You can still stay fit, active and healthy while staying at home with online, interactive classes with All-Active Martial Arts. Martial Arts, Self-Defence and Fitness Classes online are suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels.

New members are welcome in any of our training systems! Online Training Membership with All-Active Martial Arts includes weekly live, interactive classes via Zoom as well as access to our online student portal and training resources, instructional videos, tutorials, fitness training and library of previously recorded live sessions to watch and repeat as many times as you like, to perfect your skills while building your strength and fitness!

For more info: phone us on 03 8418 1822 or Contact us online!

ANZAC DAY BLACK BELT CLASS

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:49:00 GMT

Stay Home, Stay Healthy & TRAIN MARTIAL ARTS!

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:40:00 GMT

We hope that you are well, staying safe, healthy and active!

With work and education becoming increasingly home-based at this time, we are very grateful to have the opportunity to keep training with our members online! We've had an overwhelming response to our our LIVE classes over the last few weeks and it's been great to see everyone in the Zoom classroom!

Our online Members Portal is also up and running with a library of training resources, tutorial videos and catch-up class recordings for all systems and for members to access any time!

Training from home will help you to stay active, keep your skills up and fine-tune your technique, while you continue earning progress toward your next rank! We will also be holding LIVE Gradings in June - and we don't want anyone to miss out!

The world is a little different for now, so we are changing the way we do things for a little while. We would love to see you, so if you would like to try out a live class, please let us know!

If you have never trained in Martial Arts before - this may be your chance to give it a go! Give us a call on 0466 833 448 or contact us for more info!

Stay well and we hope to see you soon!

Kyoshi Marc and the All-Active Team

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:05:00 GMT

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: SUSPENSION OF CLASSES

As per the directives of the State and Federal Government, AAMA are suspending ALL classes, effective from 12:00pm today, Monday 23 ^rd March 2020.

WHAT WE ARE DOING:

- Our instructors are in the process of developing online training for all systems and will have information about access to online sessions as soon as possible.

- Our team will still be working in the background. If you have any questions for us please email us at admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au or call us on 03 8418 1822. Please leave us a message and allow us time to respond – we are here to support you and will get to everyone. We thank you for your patience as we work on the impact of these urgent restrictions.

- For members on direct debit payments, we ask for your patience this week as we work on providing you with a clearer picture about your options and what we hope to offer you over the required closure period so that you are able to make the best choice moving forward. Information about these options will be provided to you before any April payments are processed .

- We will be making a live announcement to members this evening at 6:30pm, via our Facebook Members Group. If you are not a member of this page, please join ASAP and your request will be approved by a team member. Please join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aama.members/

Now, more than ever, we want to emphasise the importance and clear physical and emotional benefits of martial arts training. Commitment to regular training can have great benefit toward promoting health and wellbeing for children and adults alike, especially during times of heightened stress and limited physical and social activity. We will continue to support our members to offer resources to assist you in getting the most out of your training during this time.

We appreciate your support, understanding and patience at what is a challenging time for us all. We will be providing information and updates regularly so please keep an eye on email, Team App or Facebook over the coming days.

AAMA Newsletter - March 2020

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 03:32:00 GMT

Women's Community Self-Defence Workshop 22 Feb 2020

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:51:00 GMT

Women's 90-minute Community Self-Defence Class Saturday 22nd Feb 2020 - 11am-12:30pm All Active Martial Arts will be running a 90min women's self defence workshop on Saturday 22nd Feb 2020 at 11am. Session will take place at our Epping Training Centre and is open to all females 16yrs and over. Feel stronger, more aware, more prepared and more confident! Bring your friends, daughters, mums, coworkers! $5 to attend and ALL proceeds will be donated to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. AAMA will donate an additional $5 per participant - Every little bit counts. Please reserve your spot for the workshop via our Facebook event: Women's Community Self-Defence Workshop - Sat 22 Feb 2020 OR contact Gena at All-Active Martial Arts on 03 8418 1822 for more details.

Australia Day Public Holiday

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 03:27:00 GMT

Women's Self-Defence Course Starts 29 Feb 2020

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:00:00 GMT

Our first Women's Self-Defence Course for 2020 at All-Active Martial Arts Epping is set to begin on Saturday 29th February 2020! Registrations are now open and bookings are essential to confirm your place!

The Women's Krav Maga Self-Defence course will consist of 5 x 1 hour sessions delivered at our Epping training centre, on Saturday mornings from 11am - 12pm.

Week 1: Saturday 29 February, 11am-12pm

Week 2: Saturday 7 March, 11am-12pm

Week 3: Saturday 14 March, 11am-12pm

Week 4: Saturday 21 March, 11am-12pm

Week 5: Saturday 28 March, 11am-12pm

Our Self-Defence classes are suitable for women of all ages and fitness levels (16yrs and over). Our goal is to empower women with the skills, knowledge, awareness, strength and confidence to feel safer on the street!

Some of the topics covered over the 5-week women' self-defence course will include blocking techniques, break falling, choke defences, strikes, punches and kicks and ground defences. You’ll learn techniques for defending against bear hugs, arm grabs and headlocks, and how to deal with an overpowering attacker. By the end of the program, you will find that all the skills and techniques will you've been learning will come together and help you to feel stronger, more aware, prepared and confident!

Location: All-Active Martial Arts - 11/26 Miller street, Epping VIC (Directly opposite YMCA Leisure City)

Cost: Total cost of the 5 week program is $120, including a training shirt for all participants.

What to wear: Any comfortable clothing of your choice is appropriate for class, though no shoes are worn on the training mats.

Register Online: trybooking.com/BIFGX

Call us on 03 8418 1822 for more info, or email us at info@allactivemartialarts.com.au

Kids Karate 2020: Empower your child!

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:00:00 GMT

KIDS KARATE IN EPPING VIC - BEGINNER CLASSES NOW OPEN AT ALL-ACTIVE MARTIAL ARTS!

Kids Karate is a great way for children to build confidence, especially in the early years of school. All Active Martial Arts in Epping VIC welcome beginners to our Kids Karate Program, with our first 4-week beginner course starting Tuesday 4th February 2020.

Martial Arts provides children with a valuable learning experience and empowers them with strength, knowledge and respect. All Active Martial Arts karate classes for kids boost confidence and social skills, build respect and improve focus (this is great for assisting with better focus and concentration levels in the early years of school!), and assist with improving motor skills and coordination. Importantly, Kids Karate helps children to develop a positive and healthy attitude toward themselves and others while they take part in a fun afterschool activity, stay active and develop friendships within the local community, all while developing a valuable set of martial arts and self-defence skills.

Our first Kids Karate course for Beginners aged 5-9yrs starts on Tuesday 4 February 2020 at 6:00pm.

Our beginner program runs over 4 x 45min sessions with a certified karate instructor and includes a full Karate uniform!

For bookings and enquiries, please contact us on 03 8418 1822 or by email to info@allactivemartialarts.com.au !

Christmas Hours 2019

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 04:13:00 GMT

December Gradings, End of Year Graduation Ceremony & Awards Dinner | Dates to Remember

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:27:00 GMT

Dear members,

2019 has been a huge year for AAMA and our members! Firstly, we would like to thank all our members and families for their support throughout the year and for your patience while we have been working on upgrading our training space! We’re almost there and hope to make the most of our new and improved Level 1 training area in 2020, with a bigger and better training floor, as well as more classes running to help our members get the most out of their martial arts training!

As we approach the end of the year, we still have some very important updates and dates to look forward to at AAMA! Please take the time to read through the following information:

Important upcoming dates

2019 December Gradings

We are very happy to see students maintaining high levels of motivation and effort throughout the year and consistently training to a high standard in the lead up to end-of-year gradings. We wish all students grading for their next rank in December the very best! We believe that each of you have worked hard and earned your place at grading!

All students grading for Yellow to Brown ranks this December, will be notified in class by their instructor and will receive a Grading Notice which will need to be returned to AAMA with the required grading fee to confirm grading attendance, prior to grading day. Our Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai Gradings will take place on Saturday 14th December 2019 , from 9:30am - 4:00pm. It's going to be a huge day!

Next year’s gradings will take place at the end of each term, so if you’re not quite ready for grading this December, keep up the great effort, it won’t be long until term 1 gradings in the new year!

Instructors have been working closely with our Brown and Black belts in preparation for Black belt, 1 ^st Degree and 2 ^nd Degree gradings next month. We had a great training day for our Brown and Black ranks last Saturday with some extra coaching from the instructors to help fine tune their grading requirements. We are looking forward to seeing a very high standard from our Brown Belts going for Black and from our Black belts attempting their 1 ^st and 2 ^nd Degree ranks!

AAMA End-of-Year Function: Graduation Ceremony & Awards Dinner

All students who grade to Black Belt, 1 ^st Degree and 2 ^nd Degree ranks will be presented with their Certificates at our End-of-Year Function and Graduation Ceremony/Student Awards Dinner on Sunday 15 ^th December.

The function will be a time for the AAMA family to come together and celebrate the year, and acknowledge our graduation students, award recipients and each other! The function will include a fully catered buffet dinner at the local Galada Community Centre in Epping North. We encourage all students and families to attend the function and join the end of year celebration! Tickets can be purchased online at: https://trybooking.com/BGNNJ or in person at AAMA.

*Please note that Grading Fees for Black Belt, 1 ^st Degree and 2 ^nd Degree ranks include a ticket to the end-of-year graduation and awards dinner. Please select the “Grading Students” section to pay for Grading (including Graduation Ceremony/Awards dinner ticket). Please contact the office on 8418 1822 if you require assistance.

Ticket prices:

Graduating Black belts, 1 ^st Degree and 2 ^nd Degree students: Included with Grading Fee

Parents or first 2 guests of Graduating Black/1 ^st /2 ^nd degree students: $25

All other tickets (adults and children): $30

Children 3yrs and under: Free

Instructors are currently finalising nominations for our 2019 Student Awards, to be presented at the 2019 Graduation and Student Awards Dinner on the 15 ^th December. We would like to open nominations to members and parents as well (in particular for AAMA Instructor of the Year). Similarly, we would like to hear from any students that have been training with AAMA for more than 5 years!

We value all member and parent feedback, so if you would like to submit an award nomination for any of the below categories, please request a nomination form from the front desk. Award nominations must be finalised by Thursday 21 ^st November. All members nominated for 2019 award will be notified once all nominations have been received.

Award Categories are as follows:

We’re looking forward to a busy and exciting December – and an even bigger and better 2020! We want everyone to know that All-Active Martial Arts would not be the place it is without all of you – our students, instructors and the amazing families that support you in your training with us!

Thank you again for choosing AAMA as your martial arts training school, we look forward to training with you into 2020 and beyond!

Any questions or feedback are welcome! Please speak with your instructor or with an AAMA team member, or reach out to us by calling the office on 03 8418 1822, or by email to admin@allactivemartialarts.com.au .

Kyoshi Marc Toussaint

Kyoshi Marc Toussaint & All-Active Team

All-Active Martial Arts

Ph. 03 8418 1822

www.allactivemartialarts.com.au

Filipino Martial Arts: Eskrima-Kali-Arnis Training Seminar Sun 10 Nov 2019

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:00:00 GMT

Bring-a-Friend Week starts Mon 28 Oct

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Want to show your friends what it's like to train at All-Active Martial Arts? At the end of this month all members will have the opportunity to bring a friend or family member along to join them for a class. It's completely FREE and will be stacks of fun! So, bring a friend, family member or co-worker along to any of our Kidz Karate, Zen Do Kai (Freestyle Karate & Self-Defence), Krav Maga street defence, Women's Self-Defence, Filipino Martial Arts (Doce Pares Eskrima-Kali-Arnis), Muay Thai Kickboxing or Russian Systema classes. Friends of all ages and fitness levels are encouraged to come along! BRING A FRIEND WEEK starts Monday 28 October through to Saturday 2 November in any class! Let's show our mates what we do at AAMA!

ESKRIMA DOCE PARES TRAINING DAY: SUNDAY 22 SEPT 2019

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 01:15:00 GMT

All Filipino Martial Arts students, Doce Pares Eskrima-Kali-Arnis and BJMA Eskrima members are invited to attend a 3-hour training seminar with Master Marc Toussaint at All-Active Martial Arts on Sunday 22nd September 2019 from 10am-1pm. For enquiries, please contact 03 8418 1822 or email marc@allactivemartialarts.com.au.

September Gradings at AAMA

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 14:00:00 GMT

ALL-ACTIVE MARTIAL ARTS 2019 SEPTEMBER GRADINGS Our September gradings begin this Saturday 21st September from 12pm with Kidz Karate and at 2pm for Zen Do Kai gradings. Please check in-class for specific grading times. KIDZ KARATE SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2019 ZEN DO KAI SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2019 ESKRIMA DOCE PARES: TRAINING DAY + BELT PROMOTION SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2019 MUAY THAI - KICKBOXING MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2019 KRAV MAGA TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2019 We encourage families to attend in support of students who are grading. Belt promotion is a meaningful ritual and having your support will make it a very special time in their training! Best of luck to all students grading this month!

GRAND FINAL WEEKEND CONSTRUCTION CLOSURE: 26th-29th September 2019

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 14:00:00 GMT

CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION/

GRAND FINAL LONG WEEKEND

NO CLASSES:

THURSDAY 26TH – SUNDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2019

To minimise disruption to our regular classes, we will be making the most of Grand Final Long Weekend to work on completing the next stage of our new floor construction.

Classes will resume as normal on Monday 30 ^th September 2019 .

Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai students who normally attend Thursday or Saturday classes are welcomed to make up their session on an alternative day of the week.

This construction phase is the next step to creating a bigger, better and more functional training space to cater for our growing member base! Once completed, our upstairs training area will have been extended to a full-sized training floor!

We thank you all for your ongoing support and patience while we work on upgrading your training space!

Cebu Training Camp 2019 - Training & Culture in the Philippines

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:40:00 GMT

This month saw All-Active Martial Arts and Doce Pares Australia Director Master Marc Toussaint coordinate a training camp to Doce Pares World Headquarters in Cebu City, Philippines. A group of 18 Filipino Martial Arts students and Eskrima Doce Pares practitioners from all around Australia, including 10 All-Active Martial Arts Eskrima students, traveled to Cebu for a two-week training camp and unforgettable cultural experience.

This year's training camp to Doce Pares HQ provided the Australian Eskrimadors with the opportunity to learn Filipino Eskrima-Arnis-Kali from Doce Pares Masters, Grand Masters and Supreme Grand Master Dionisio A. Canete, at the very home of the Doce Pares Multi-Styles system of Eskrima-Kali-Arnis.

In addition to undertaking invaluable training at Doce Pares HQ in Cebu City, the Doce Pares Australia members and All-Active Martial Arts students also experienced special training at Badian Beach, sight-seeing, historical and cultural enrichment, canyoneering, traditional dining, entertainment and the most welcoming and friendly Filipino hospitality!

All participants received official recognition from Doce Pares World Headquarters for participating in the two-week training camp and presented with certificates. Three training camp members also had the opportunity to have their skills officially recognized when they successfully completed an official grading for international ranking at Doce Pares HQ. Two of our very own All-Active Martial Arts' Eskrima students were successful in achieving their International First Grade Black Belt ranking.

Master Marc Toussaint will be attending the 2019 SEA Games this November after having been invited to take part as a judge in the Arnis event category. The South East Asian Games are a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from 11 Southeast Asian countries. To be hosted by the Philippines in 2019, the SEA Games are regulated by the Southeast Asian Games Federation and supervised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia.

Master Toussaint and several of our students also plan to attend the 2020 World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) World Championships in the Philippines in July 2020, after having successfully qualified to take part in a number of events at this year’s Australian WEKAF Championships!

All-Active Martial Arts are very proud of our ongoing association with Doce Pares Australia and Doce Pares HQ in Cebu City, Philippines. As Doce Pares Australia Director, Master Marc Toussaint hopes to offer future groups the opportunity to experience the invaluable training and enriching culture of the Philippines by coordinating regular training camps to Doce Pares World Headquarters.

Enquiries are welcomed for more information about Filipino Martial Arts, learning Eskrima-Kali-Arnis, WEKAF Stick Fighting or for supply of genuine Filipino Martial Arts Training Equipment. Contact us on 03 8418 1822 or via email to info@allactivemartialarts.com.au

Located in Epping VIC, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, All-Active Martial Arts offer regular classes in Eskrima Doce Pares and WEKAF Stick Fighting, run by Master Marc Toussaint, 6th Grade International Black Belt - Doce Pares Eskrima-Kali-Arnis.

We're training these school holidays! Are you?

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:45:00 GMT

We're training these school holidays! Are you? Join us and stay active during the winter holidays!!!

AAMA will be OPEN and running our FULL TRAINING TIMETABLE these School Holidays meaning ALL AAMA CLASSES ARE ON AS USUAL!

Queen's Birthday Public Holiday Closure

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 02:30:00 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts will be CLOSED on Monday 10th June 2019 for the Queen's Birthday Public Holiday.

We hope all our members and families enjoy the long weekend!

We'll be back for classes as usual on Tuesday 11th June. Students are welcomed to attend class on an alternative day where possible.

For more information, see our timetable or contact the office on 03 8418 1822.

Women's Self Defence Course - Tues 28th May

Wed, 22 May 2019 03:49:00 GMT

Women’s Krav Maga Street Defence 5-week Self-Defence Course Next Course starts at 8pm, Tuesday 28th May 2019 Total cost = $120 All participants receive a free Training Shirt 😊 Includes 5 x 1 hour sessions of Krav Maga Street Defence, Women's Self-Defence training. Learn how to be more alert and feel safer on the street, by practicing techniques and learning how to counter potential threats, based on realistic street defence scenarios. Register for the course online or call us on 8418 1822 for more info. To finalise enrolment and collect your training shirt, please come and see us at All-Active Martial Arts – 11/26 Miller St Epping (Directly opposite YMCA Leisure City)

Eskrima and WEKAF Training Day: June 2nd 2019

Tue, 14 May 2019 09:20:00 GMT

2019 Training Trip to Doce Pares HQ - Cebu, Philippines

Tue, 14 May 2019 09:12:00 GMT

WEKAF National Championship Registration

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 14:00:00 GMT

WEKAF Australia

Melbourne: Saturday 6th July 2019

Hosted by All-Active Martial Arts and Doce Pares Australia, and sponsored by De Francesco Vella & Associates, we would like to Invite you along with your family, friends and students to be part of this National Tournament in Melbourne.

School Holiday Training and Easter 2019

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 02:33:00 GMT

It's that time again! School holidays!

All classes at AAMA will be running as per our regular timetable , with the exception of the Easter Public Holidays, so don't miss the opportunity to stay active and train during the holidays!

AAMA will be CLOSED on the following dates:

Good Friday - 19th April 2019

Easter Saturday - 20th April 2019

Easter Sunday - 21st April 2019

Easter Monday - 22nd April 2019

Anzac Day - 25th April 2019

We hope to see you all at training during the school holidays!

AAMA to host 2019 Australian WEKAF National Championship Tournament

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:54:00 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts are set to host the 2019 Australian WEKAF Championships on the 6th July 2019, at YMCA Leisure City Epping. The National WEKAF Championships will see Filipino Martial Arts practitioners from across Australia, participate in events to qualify for the 2020 WEKAF World Championship. Online registration is now open for WEKAF Nationals: Saturday 6th July 2019 8am - 6pm YMCA Leisure City - 41-53 Miller St, Epping VIC 3076 Tournament Registration: https://www.kihapp.com/tournaments/4830-australian-wekaf-nationals-championships All enquiries: marc@allactivemartialarts.com.au | Phone: 03 8418 1822 Event hosted by All-Active Martial Arts | Master Marc Toussaint Event Sponsors: All-Active Martial Arts Epping, De Francesco Vella & Associates | Business Advisors & Accountants

AUSTRALIA DAY LONG WEEKEND 2019

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:01:00 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts will be CLOSED for

AUSTRALIA DAY - SATURDAY 26TH JANUARY 2019

as well as for the

AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY - MONDAY 28TH JANUARY 2019

Classes resume on TUESDAY 29TH JANUARY 2019

Happy Australia Day! Enjoy the long weekend!!

ESKRIMA TRAINING DAY

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 03:41:00 GMT

https://www.facebook.com/events/553513931726973

Welcome to 2019 at AAMA

Sun, 13 Jan 2019 13:00:00 GMT

AAMA are back on board for 2019! We were excited to have so many students return to training last week with renewed enthusiasm, despite the hot weather!

All of our classes have now resumed and we welcome all our members back to their regular training sessions! We also take the opportunity to welcome new members to come in and say hi, check out our classes or join us for a trial session!

AAMA provide specialised training in a range of martial arts systems, for all ages and fitness levels, and offer classes in Kids Karate, Zen Do Kai Freestyle Karate, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Filipino Martial Arts-Eskrima, Krav Maga and Systema-Russian Martial Arts.

We encourage new members to participate in a trial class – or try out one of our introductory programs to start out :

Kids and Intermediates

Kids Karate 4 week Beginner Course

Women’s Self Defence Course

Coming Soon for Kids

Ask us about ongoing training options, multi-system memberships and family discounts. Please contact us for more information!

2018 Message from Kyoshi/Master Marc Toussaint

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 02:00:00 GMT

A message from Kyoshi/Master Marc Toussaint,

2018 has been a very big year for all of us at All Active Martial Arts and all our students, with each of our six systems growing.

All Active Martial Arts now have 35 Black Belts across all our systems that are currently training , many of which are working with our students as assistant instructors.

2018 saw us hold four Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai Gradings, one every 10 weeks at the end of each school term. This has been a first for AAMA, in the nearly 7 years we have operated at our Epping Club.

We held monthly Black Belt, Assistant Instructor and Instructor training sessions as well as putting on a Flight Night on the second Friday of each month for anyone who would have liked to test themselves.

We saw a large number of students grade for their next belt or rank throughout the year and we must say the standard in ALL Gradings was very high! So all of you who did grade this year should be very proud of yourselves! All the Instructors here at AAMA are very proud of your achievement and progress!

It was great to see students who may not have had their time up to grade for the next rank, come in to support their fellow students who were grading - and that in itself is what we are all about!

We also saw some of our Eskrima members go over to the 15th World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) Championships in Lahaina, Maui Hawaii, USA from July 18 - 23, 2018! Even though the guys didn’t come home with Gold this time around, they all did very well and didn’t hold back, with more than one of the guys from the USA feeling the hits from our guys.

I spent some time traveling around the state to deliver a seminar or two in Eskrima.

We saw Renshi Cam achieve his 4 ^th degree in Zen Do Kai in October. Renshi showed us what hard work and commitment can achieve!!

On the 1 ^st December we had our last Kidz Karate, Zen Do Kai and Muay Thai Grading for 2018, followed by our first Awards Night. Our Awards night was a great success, with all profits contributing toward buying a life-saving defibrillator for our training centre.

In 2019 All Active Martial Arts members will have exclusive access to our website’s student portal. Every student will be able to take advantage of our online video and written content to enhance your training experience and help you all practice at home.

All Active will also be holding the Australian WEKAF National Tournament in July 2019. This is also a warm up to the World WEKAF Tournament in Cebu Philippines for anyone who wants to make the trip to Cebu in August 2019.

We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year.

Classes will resume at AAMA on Monday 7 ^th Jan 2019 as per our regular timetable.

Thank you all for your support over 2018 and looking forward to seeing you all on the mat in 2019!

Kyoshi Marc

Final Training Day Fun + Sausage Sizzle

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 03:31:00 GMT

AAMA Members! Don’t forget our final day of training for 2018 is tomorrow, Thursday 20th December!

6PM – KIDZ KARATE: An extra special fun-filled 1 hour Kidz Karate session from 6pm – 7pm

7PM – ALL SYSTEMS: A mixed session for all Zen Do Kai, Eskrima, Muay Thai and Krav Maga members! All styles included in rotating workshops from 7pm – 8pm!

**AND... AAMA END OF YEAR SAUSAGE SIZZLE**

Following the success of our end of year awards night and fundraiser, we only have a little way to go to reach our target for the purchase of a club Defibrillator!

We’ll be running a sausage sizzle throughout the night for our members and ask for a one-off gold coin donation to share in the sausage sizzle and treats! ��

We look forward to seeing everyone here on Thursday, even if it isn’t your regular training night! Come along and join in the final session fun!

Thank you for being a part of All-Active Martial Arts in 2018!

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and safe and Happy New Year break!

We’re looking forward to another awesome year of training with you in 2019!

Classes resume on Monday 7th January 2019!

Final Day of Training for 2018 at AAMA

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 02:01:00 GMT

With 2018 coming to a close, we'd like to thank all our members for choosing AAMA as your Martial Arts training provider!

It has been a privilege to train with each and every one of you and we are looking forward to seeing you all continue your martial arts training journey in 2019!

We welcome all students to join us for a special final day of training, on Thursday 20th December 2018.

Kidz Karate will run for a one hour session, from 6pm-7pm and a special end of year mixed class will give our members the opportunity to try out each style, including Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai, Krav Maga and Eskrima, on a rotating basis from 7pm-8pm .

We hope to see you all there!

THURSDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2018 - TRAINING SCHEDULE

6:00pm - 7:00pm: Kidz Karate

AAMA will be closed from the 21st December 2018 - 6th January 2019 .

ALL CLASSES will resume as per our regular training timetable on Monday 7th January 2019.

AAMA wish all our members and families a safe and happy Christmas and New Year break!

Best wishes from Kyoshi Marc and the All-Active Team.

2018 CELEBRATION & AWARDS NIGHT

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:39:00 GMT

Olympic Hotel & Bistro: 31 Albert St Preston

Reserve your tickets before Saturday!!!!

Join us for music and dancing, plenty of finger food, raffle prizes and AAMA Award Presentations in all systems including Kidz Karate, Zen Do Kai, Muay Thai, Eskrima and Krav Maga.

*All proceeds will contribute toward the purchase of a club AED (Automatic External Defibrillator).

GRADUATION GRADING DAY - SAT 1ST DECEMBER 2108

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:33:00 GMT

The 1 ^st December is set to be a big day for All-Active Martial Arts and all our members, with end of year gradings starting at AAMA in the morning – and finishing up with our End of Year Celebration and Awards night at the Olympic Hotel in Preston from 7pm onwards.

Grading day will kick off at 10am with Kidz Karate Gradings, followed by Zen Do Kai (Intermediates and Seniors - all ranks) at 12:30pm. This end of year grading will also see some of our members completing their 1 ^st Degree Black Belt grading between 1.30pm and 2.30pm, after which our Muay Thai gradings will take place between 2.30pm-3.30pm.

GREEN BELTS and above are encouraged to attend from 10am to take part as graders for our junior ranks.

SCHEDULE: Saturday 1 ^st December 2018

10.00am – 11.00am: Kidz Karate Gradings

White to Yellow

Yellow to Orange

Orange to Blue

11.00am – 12.00pm: Kidz Karate Gradings

Blue to Green

Green to Brown

12.00pm – 12.30pm: BREAK

12.30pm – 1.30pm: Zen Do Kai Gradings (Intermediates/Seniors)

White to Yellow

Yellow to Orange

Orange to Blue

Blue to Green

Green to Brown

1 .30pm – 2.30pm: Zen Do Kai Grading (Intermediates/Seniors)

Black Belts to 1 ^st Dan

2.30pm – 3.30pm: Muay Thai Grading

7.00pm – late: AAMA End of Year Celebration & Awards Night

Olympic Hotel - 31 Albert St Preston

We encourage families to attend in support of the students who are grading. Belt promotion is a meaningful ritual and having your support will make it a very special time in their training!

First Aid Training at AAMA

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 02:42:00 GMT

LEVEL 2 FIRST AID COURSE ON SITE AT AAMA : DISCOUNTED COURSE FEE FOR MEMBERS

Level II First Aid training is nationally accredited and is suitable for anyone requiring a Level II First Aid Certificate for the workplace, home, sport or recreational purposes.

Course includes the following components:

HLTAID003: Provide First Aid (3 year certification)

HLTAID001: Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (12 month certification)

Course will run over 2 sessions, in-house at All Active Martial Arts, Epping. Frid ay 23 Nov (5-8pm) & Saturday 24 Nov (1-4pm).

To request an enrolment form, please phone 03 8418 1822 or email info@allactivemartialarts.com.au

Melbourne Cup Day Closure

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 01:39:00 GMT

ALL-ACTIVE MARTIAL ARTS WILL BE OPEN on MONDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2018 and CLOSED on TUESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2018 for the MELBOURNE CUP DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY All Classes on Monday 5th November will be running as usual! AAMA students who attend Tuesday classes are welcome to attend an alternative class during the week. The AAMA class timetable can be found on our website: www.allactivemartialarts.com.au/time-table or contact us on 03 8418 1822 to check for suitable class times. We hope you all enjoy the day off!

Final Women's Self-Defence Course for 2018 starts this Saturday 3rd Nov

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Krav Maga Street Defence for Women teaches valuable self-defence skills for real-life situations. Boost your confidence! Be prepared! 5 x 1hr sessions and official Krav Maga training shirt - just $120. Starts 10am this Sat 3/11/18. This is our last Women's self-defence course for 2018 - don't miss out! Register now online or call AAMA Epping on 03 8418 1822.

Level II First Aid and CPR training at AAMA

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:19:00 GMT

Level II First Aid training is nationally accredited and is suitable for anyone requiring a Level II First Aid Certificate for the workplace, home, sport or recreational purposes.

Course includes the following components:

HLTAID003: Provide First Aid (3 year certification)

HLTAID001: Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (12 month certification)

Course will run over 2 sessions, in-house at All Active Martial Arts, Epping. Frid ay 23 Nov (5-8pm) & Saturday 24 Nov (1-4pm).

To register, please phone 03 8418 1822 or email info@allactivemartialarts.com.au

Register for WEKAF Full Contact Stick Fighting Course: Sat 27 Oct 2018

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:00:00 GMT

WEKAF Full Contact Stick Fighting Course - $150 Saturday 27th October, 1pm-4pm Includes single stick, double stick, padded stick and knife. Contact us or register via Facebook for more details. Places are limited!

All Active Martial Arts: School Holiday Timetable

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:37:00 GMT

AAMA members and students: Please note that all our classes will be running as usual during the School Holidays. Don't miss out on the opportunity to stay active during the school holidays and continue your training over the break! New students: If you've been wanting to try out martial arts training, school holidays could be a great time to try out a class. Please contact us to book in for a trial class in any of the following martial arts training systems: Kidz Karate Zen Do Kai (Freestyle Karate) Muay Thai Kickboxing Eskrima (Filipino Martial Arts) Krav Maga Systema (Russian Martial Arts) See our regular timetable or contact us on 03 8418 1822 for more info. See you in class!

FULL CONTACT STICK FIGHTING COURSE (WEKAF) SAT 27TH OCT 2018

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:51:00 GMT

WEKAF

FULL CONTACT

STICK FIGHTING COURSE

SATURDAY 27 ^TH OCTOBER 2018

3 HOURS: 1PM – 4PM

COST: $150

Course covers all rules and principles for competing in

WEKAF National & World Tournaments.

For bookings, contact Master Marc Toussaint: marc@allactivemartialarts.com.au or call 03 8418 1822.

BJMA ESKRIMA LEVEL 1 and LEVEL 2 COURSES

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 14:00:00 GMT

BJMA Eskrima Levels 1 & 2: 1st and 2nd Degree Courses will run at All-Active Martial Arts Epping from 10th-13th November 2018. All participants must pre-register to take part, as places are limited. Who can participate? Level 1 course - suitable for anyone who holds a 1st Degree in any system. Level 2 course - those who already hold a BJMA Level 1 (1st Degree) in BJMA Eskrima, have held that rank for a minimum 12 months and are teaching the system. Register for Level 1: http://paypal.me/allactivemartialarts/825 Register for Level 2: http://paypal.me/allactivemartialarts/500 (include your full name and contact number as a reference). OR contact marc@allactivemartialarts.com.au for more information.

Happy Father's Day

Sat, 01 Sep 2018 03:39:00 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts would like to wish all our dads a very Happy Father's Day this Sunday the 2nd September! We hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Muay Thai Kickboxing 4-week course in Epping starts Monday 27th August.

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 01:47:00 GMT

Start your training in Muay Thai Kickboxing with 4 x 1hour lessons for just $90. Suitable for beginners who want to learn the fundamental skills and techniques taught in Muay Thai Kickboxing while working on your strength and fitness. All participants receive a free pair of boxing gloves ($70 value) to start out! Starting Monday 27th August at 8pm, Muay Thai Kickboxing is suitable for participants aged 12 and over. If you want to get fit, build strength and coordination, but want more than just "boxercise", contact us or book your place online: Muay Thai 4-week Course & Free Boxing Gloves - Book Online.

Start Kidz Karate with a free uniform! New Beginner Course Starts Monday 27th August.

Sat, 18 Aug 2018 04:07:00 GMT

Our next Kidz Karate Beginner Course is set to begin on Monday 27th August at 5:00pm!

Over 4 sessions, our newest club members will be introduced to the way a karate class is conducted and learn foundation skills in line with our Kidz Karate program. The aim of the beginner course for 5-9 year-olds is to enable your child to try martial arts for the first time, in a small group of similarly aged beginners, where they are more comfortable and less overwhelmed by the idea of joining an established class.

Course includes 4 x 45min classes, as well as your child's uniform, for a total cost of $90.

Kidz Karate Beginner Course starts on Monday, 27th August at 5:00pm. To enrol online, visit our Kidz Karate page, or to discuss class options please contact us on 03 8418 1822.

Women's 5-week Krav Maga Street Defence Self-Defence Training Course: Saturday 1st September

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:00:00 GMT

Starting Saturday 1st of September, we are running a Women's Krav Maga Street Defence, Self Defence course for Women at our Epping Club.

Over 5 x 1 hour sessions, we will be teaching Krav Maga Street Defence, Women's Self-Defence training.

This is your opportunity to learn how to be more alert and feel safer on the street, by gaining the fundamental skills required to counter potential attacks based on realistic, true-to-life scenarios.

Women who have completed our Self Defence training have expressed they feel empowered with knowledge, they are more confident, have an increased sense of awareness and overall feeling of improved safety and preparedness.

Total cost for 5 x 1 hour sessions is $120, including a free Krav Maga Training Shirt.

Training commences at 10:00am, Saturday 1st September 2018.

To enrol online, please visit our Women's Krav Maga Self Defence page , or contact us on 03 8418 1822.

Kids Karate Beginner Course starts Monday 30th July 2018

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 03:04:00 GMT

Our next Kidz Karate 4-week Beginner Course for 5-9 year olds will commence on Monday 30 ^th July, at 5:00pm .

The Kids Karate beginner course offers 4 x 45 minute lessons over 4 weeks and includes a complete karate uniform - all for a total cost of $90, providing a great opportunity for kids to try out Karate for the first time at our full time martial arts training centre, located directly opposite Epping YMCA Leisure City.

The 4-week Kidz Karate Beginner course is designed to introduce foundation skills in Freestyle Karate and prepare our youngest members for the Kidz Karate program.

To enrol online, please follow the booking link on our website: http://www.allactivemartialarts.com.au/classes/Kids-Karate , or contact us on 03 8418 1822 to secure a place for your child. All new students will receive their free uniform on enrolment!

SCHOOL HOLIDAY TRAINING TIMES: ALL CLASSES ON

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 03:35:00 GMT

We are happy to inform all our members that ALL AAMA CLASSES WILL CONTINUE as usual for ALL systems during the Term 2 School Holidays, including:

NOTICE OF JUNE 30 2018 GRADING - KIDZ KARATE & ZEN DO KAI

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 00:15:00 GMT

NOTICE OF GRADUATION GRADING DAY - SATURDAY 30TH JUNE 2018 at 1:00PM

Emails have now been sent to all students eligible to participate in this month's Kidz Karate and Zen Do Kai Graduation Grading Day. If you have received notification, congratulations! Your child has completed the required amount of training time, further progressed their skill development and continued to display a positive attitude to their martial arts training. This means they are ready for grading!

ALL STUDENTS - keep up the great work, instructors will still be assessing for tips - and every class is another step closer to your next rank!

KIDZ KARATE and ZEN DO KAI GRADINGS will commence at 1:00pm on SATURDAY 30th JUNE 2018. Please take note of the following grading schedule:

1:00PM - 1:45PM: White to Yellow Belt Grading

2:00PM - 2:45PM: Yellow to Orange Belt Grading

2:00PM - 2:45PM: Orange to Blue Belt Grading

3:00PM - 4:30PM: Blue to Green Belt Grading

3:00PM - 4:30PM: Green to Brown Belt Grading

Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled grading time.

ALL GRADING STUDENTS will need to complete a Grading form and return it to their instructor by Thursday 28th June. Grading payments can be made in person via cash or EFT, or via PayPal as follows:

Yellow Belts grading to Orange: $50 ( Pay via PayPal - Orange Belt Grading )

Orange Belts grading to Blue: $60 ( Pay via PayPal - Blue Belt Grading )

Blue Belts grading to Green: $70 ( Pay via PayPal - Green Belt Grading )

Green Belts grading to Brown: $80 ( Pay via PayPal - Brown Belt Grading )

We encourage families to attend in support of the students who are grading. Belt promotion is a meaningful ritual and having your support will make it a very special time in their training.

Please feel free to contact us by phone on 8418 1822, email at info@allactivemartialarts.com.au , or see your instructor this week if you have any questions.

Keep up the great work!

Kyoshi Marc

All-Active Martial Arts

Krav Maga Self Defence for Men and Women

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:00:00 GMT

What is Krav Maga?

Perhaps you've heard of Krav Maga or seen it in the movies. Krav Maga was originally developed as a style of military defence combat taught to the Israeli defence forces. The principles of Krav Maga have since been adapted for civilian scenarios and applied to teaching Krav Maga self-defence all around the world.

Our Krav Maga classes in Melbourne follow the original principles and techniques of Krav Maga, incorporating combination of martial arts techniques and specifically designed to teach tactics and skills that can be used to defend and counter a wide variety of attacks in realistic, threatening scenarios.

We're offering new members the opportunity to try out our Krav Maga classes in Melbourne over winter. Our Krav Maga classes are held at our Epping club, twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 8pm. Please note that due to class content and adult concepts, our Krav Maga classes are limited to adults aged 18 and over.

Kidz Karate 4-week Beginner Course starts Tuesday 12th June 2018

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 02:58:00 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts' next Kidz Karate 4-week Beginner course is starting next week on Tuesday 12 ^th June, at 5:00pm . It's not too late to secure a place.

Our 4-week Beginner course cycles usually operate on Mondays at 5pm, however due to the Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday this Monday, the first session will run on Tuesday instead .

The 4-week Kidz Karate Beginner course is designed to introduce basic foundation skills in Freestyle Karate and prepare our youngest members for the Kidz Karate program. (Ages 5-9).

We find that new students are less overwhelmed and tend to maintain higher levels of attention and focus when starting out with a smaller group of similarly aged beginners .

The Beginner course offers 4 x 45 minute lessons over 4 weeks and includes a complete karate uniform, for just $90, providing a great opportunity for kids to try out Karate for the first time.

Please contact us with any questions, or to secure a place in the course! We are also accepting registrations and providing uniforms at the club this Saturday morning between 9.30am and 1.00pm.

Give us a call on 03 8418 1822 or Contact Us for more info!

Queen's Birthday Public Holiday Monday 11th June 2018

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 01:56:00 GMT

Members please note that All Active Martial Arts will be closed this Monday 11th June for the Queen's Birthday Public Holiday.

We wish all our members and families a safe and enjoyable long weekend!

Members who attend regular Monday classes are welcome to make up their class by attending on an alternative day where possible. Please see All-Active Martial Arts Timetable for class times, or contact us on 8418 1822.

~ All-Active Martial Arts Team

Martial Arts links between emotional wellbeing and physical health

Wed, 16 May 2018 14:00:00 GMT

We are all aware that exercise generally has many benefits, such as improving physical fitness and strength. But what do we know about the effects of specific types of exercise? Researchers have already shown that jogging can increase life expectancy, for example, while yoga makes us happy.

However, there is one activity that goes beyond enhancing physical and mental health – martial arts can boost your brain’s cognition too.

Researchers say that there are two ways to improve attention, through attention training (AT), and attention state training (AST). AT is based on practising a specific skill and getting better at that skill, but not others – using a brain training video game, for example.

AST on the other hand is about getting into a specific state of mind that allows a stronger focus. This can be done by using exercise, meditation or yoga, among other things.

It has been suggested that martial arts is a form of AST, and supporting this, recent research has shown a link between practice and improved alertness. Backing this idea up further, another study showed that martial arts practice – specifically karate – is linked with better performance on a divided attention task.

This is an assignment in which the person has to keep two rules in mind and respond to signals based on whether they are auditory or visual.

In a US study, children aged between eight and 11 years old were tasked with traditional martial arts training that focused on respecting other people and defending themselves as part of an anti-bullying programme. The children were also taught how to maintain a level of self-control in heated situations.

The researchers found that the martial arts training reduced the level of aggressive behaviour in boys, and found that they were more likely to step in and help someone who was being bullied than before they took part in the training.

Significant changes were not found in the girls’ behaviour, potentially because they showed much lower levels of physical aggression before the training than the boys did.

Interestingly, this anti-aggression effect is not limited to young children. A different piece of research found reduced physical and verbal aggression, as well as hostility, in adolescents who practised martial arts too.

Some forms of martial arts, such as tai chi, place great emphasis on controlled breathing and meditation. These were strongly linked in one study with reduced feelings of stress, as well as being better able to manage stress when it is present in young to middle-aged adults.

This effect has also been found in older adults – the 330 participants in this research had a mean age of 73 – too. And the softer, flowing movements make it an ideal, low-impact exercise for older people.

As several scientists are now looking into the links between emotional wellbeing and physical health, it’s vital to note that martial arts has been show to improve a person’s emotional wellbeing too.

In the study linked above, 45 older adults (aged 67-93) were asked to take part in karate training, cognitive training, or non-martial arts physical training for three to six months.

The older adults in the karate training showed lower levels of depression after the training period than both other groups, perhaps due to its meditative aspect. It was also reported that these adults showed a greater level of self-esteem after the training too.

fter comparing a sedentary control group with a group of people doing karate, Italian researchers found that taking part in karate can improve a person’s working memory. They used a test that involved recalling and repeating a series of numbers, both in the correct order and backwards, which increased in difficulty until the participant was unable to continue.

The karate group were much better at this task than the control group, meaning they could recall longer series of numbers. Another project found similar results while comparing tai chi practice with “Western exercise” – strength, endurance and resistance training.

Evidently, there is far more to martial arts than its traditional roles. Though they have been practised for self-defence and spiritual development for many hundreds of years, only relatively recently have researchers had the methods to assess the true extent of how this practice affects the brain.

Ashleigh Johnstone is a PhD researcher in cognitive neuroscience at Bangor University. This article was originally published on The Conversation ( theconversation.com )

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A great tip for parents

Tue, 09 May 2017 14:00:00 GMT

A great tip for parents

Based on psychological research, the three healthiest statements mums and dads can make as kids do martial arts ...

Before the class: ...
Have fun.
Play hard.
I love you.

After the class:
Did you have fun?
I’m proud of you.
I love you.

It gets even better. Researchers Bruce Brown and Rob Miller asked college athletes what their parents said that made them feel great and brought them joy when they played sports. Want to know the six words they most want to hear their parents say?

“I love to watch you play.”

That’s it. Nothing aggrandizing like “you’re an all-star,” and nothing discouraging like “here are a couple of things I noticed that you can work on.” Just “I love to watch you play.”

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Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT

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Sun, 19 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT

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Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT

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Our Kidz Karate classes will restart from Wednesday the 27th of January onwards.

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Quote of the Month

Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:00:00 GMT

"In life when presented with any situation,

breathe,

take your time,

focus

and

then decide what to do"

Rickson Gracie

Vale Tudo Legend

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

Melbourne Cup

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:00:00 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts

CLOSED

for

Melbourne Cup

All other classes (Monday and Wednesday - Friday) will run this week.

Check out the new timetable

for class times

Quote of the Month

Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:00:00 GMT

"You must understand

that there is more than one path

to the top of the mountain"

Miyamoto Musashi

Japanese Sword man and Ronin

State Grading

Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:00:00 GMT

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Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:00:00 GMT

"Put Karate into your everyday living;

that is how you

will see its true beauty"

Gichin Funakoshi

Founder of Shotokan Karate

September School Holidays 2015

Sat, 19 Sep 2015 14:00:00 GMT

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS PROGRAM FOR KIDZ KARATE!!!

TUESDAY'S AND THURSDAY'S

AT 6.00PM FOR BEGINNERS (5 TO 8 YEARS)

6.45PM FOR ADVANCE STUDENTS (8 UP)

(PLEASE NOTE: NO KIDZ KARATE ON MONDAY'S OR WEDNESDAY'S OVER THE HOLIDAYS)

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form all your Instructors at AAMA!!!

Quote of the Month

Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:00:00 GMT

"Competition is good,

but it should only be about 10 percent of karate training.

People who train mostly for competition

are

going to lose the mystery of the art

and

they could miss out on technical knowledge too"

Shihan Fumio Demura

Shito-Ryu Karate/Kobudo

Quote of the Month

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:00:00 GMT

"Street fights are unpredictable dirty fights"

Imre "Imi" Lichtenfeld

Creator of Krav-Maga

BJMA Victoria Training Day

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:00:00 GMT

For all students Brown and Above please note: The BJMA Victoria Training Day is on TODAY: BENDIGO SPORTS STADIUM (THE SCHWEPPES CENTRE) 134 Marong Road, Bendigo 1.00pm-4.00pm These sessions are compulsory for any student wanting to grade. See you all there

Quote of the Month

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:00:00 GMT

"It is not how good I am,

it is how

I inspire my students

to be better than me"

Grandmaster Rene Latsa

Filipino Martial Arts of Weapons and Empty Hand

Gradings

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:44:00 GMT

Good Luck to all students that are grading tomorrow at All-Active Martial Arts!!!!! You have ALL trained hard, now is time for you to show everyone how good you really are. Everyone here at All-Active are very proud of you :) Could all Senior Ranks who are helping out at tomorrows grading make sure that they are there before 12.30pm. GRADING STARTS AT 1.00pm SHARP! See you all then Sensei Damian

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Sun, 07 Jun 2015 14:00:00 GMT

All-Active Martial Arts

CLOSED

for the

Queen's Birthday

All other classes (Tuesday - Friday) will run this week.

Check out the new timetable

for class times

Quote of the Month

Sun, 31 May 2015 14:00:00 GMT

"Never quit,

you have to resist to the utmost,

Til you drop,

like a

Samurai"

Carlson Gracie

National All Styles Tournament

Sat, 23 May 2015 03:08:00 GMT

Upcoming Tournament Opportunity for students:

Vic Round 2

Sunday, 2nd August, 2015

8.00-5.00pm

Location: Darebin YMCA Community Sports Stadium ( http://www.darebinstadium.ymca.org.au )

857 Plenty Road, Reservoir. 3037

For more information contact: Sensei Damian Wilson (AAMA Instructor) or Mr Jim Casey (President NAS)0402 695 717, kenshinkan1@optusnet.com.au ;

National All Styles Website: http://www.nationalallstyles.com.au/

Please note: Special Sparring and Tournament training classes Saturday Mornings (9.00-10.00am Zen Do Kai/Muay Thai Sparring session; 10.00-11.00am Tournament Training Session)

Sparring Session

Sat, 23 May 2015 02:57:00 GMT

A reminder to all students that Sparing and Tournament Training

is on Saturdays

from 9am.

These session are designed to increase the skill levels of all members

regardless of the system

that you

are training in.

All members of AAMA and any friends or guest of AAMA are welcome to come down and train..

So come down and have a go

See you there.

Tournament Training

Sat, 23 May 2015 02:53:00 GMT

Tournament Training is now a regular class on

Saturday 10am - 11am

with Sensei Damian

All students are welcome.

Wanted Office Administrator

Sun, 10 May 2015 14:00:00 GMT

ALL-ACTIVE MARTIAL ARTS

We are looking for an Office Administrator to join our fast growing Martial Arts / Fitness Gym.

Duties will include:

Personal Requirements:

If this sounds like you please send an e-mail to marc@allactivemartialarts.com.au for more information on becoming a part of TEAM All-Active.

Happy Mothers Day

Sat, 09 May 2015 14:00:00 GMT

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

TO ALL MOTHERS WHO ARE A PART OF ALL-ACTIVE MARTIAL ARTS, WE LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!

Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.

Marion C. Garretty

NAS Tournament Results

Sun, 03 May 2015 06:39:00 GMT

Today was Round 1 National All-styles Tournament

Congratulations must go to Mustafa who competed for the first time.

Mustafa finished strong with 3rd Place.

We will be holding regular tournament training session on Saturday mornings. Those students who are interested in getting into the ring or, are interested in entering the NAS or other tournament please let one of the instructors know.

ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT:

All-Active Martial Arts

We're Open during School Holidays!

All classes running as usual at AAMA during Term 1 school holidays

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Christmas Closure & January 2026 Timetable

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AAMA End of Year Awards & BBQ

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2025 December Gradings & End of Year Schedule

Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai Grading: June 2025

June Gradings: Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai

Eskrima Training Day (5hr Seminar) Sun 9 Feb 2025

Doce Pares Australia will be holding the first FMA-Eskrima Training Day for the year at AAMA on Sunday 9th Feb 2025.

Full Timetable Resumes Tue 28 Jan 2025

Step into the new year with strength, focus, and determination—each challenge is an opportunity to become the best version of yourself! Full Timetable Resumes Tuesday 28th Jan 2025.

Australia Day Long Weekend Closure

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Classes resume (holiday timetable) Mon 6 Jan - Thu 23 Jan 2025

Full Timetable Resumes Tue 28 Jan 2025

BJMA VIC Zen Do Kai State Grading

Zen Do Kai State Grading, Sat 9th November 2024:

Promotions, Years of Training Recognition Awards and ZDK Grading Coordinator Appointment

September Gradings at AAMA

Upcoming Gradings for Zen Do Kai, Kids Karate, Muay Thai & Krav Maga students - September 2024

Weapons Sparring Popup at AAMA: Knife Sparring

WEKAF Australia is hosting a series of Weapons Sparring Events at AAMA, the first of which was a popup competition knife sparring event on Sat 24 August 2024.

The next event in the series will be held at AAMA on Sat 31 August, 11am-1pm, focusing on Bangkaw/Long Stick Sparring.

WEKAF Competitor Spotlight: Mason

Meet All Active Martial Arts student Mason, who is set to compete at the 2024 WEKAF World Championships in Cebu, Philippines this month!

2024 Mid-Year Gradings

All Active Martial Arts Mid-Year Gradings:

22-25 June 2024

Congratulations to our Grading Students! Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai

March Gradings for Kids Karate & Zen Do Kai at AAMA

Easter Long Weekend Closure - Classes running as usual during School Holidays

Easter Long Weekend Closure: Good Friday, 29th March - Easter Monday, 1st April. Classes resume on Tuesday 2nd April 2024. Classes will run as usual during the school holidays.

March Gradings at AAMA

Upcoming Grading and Assessment Dates at AAMA: March 2024

Eskrima Kids & Teens Sticks Classes

Kids & Teens Sticks Classes at AAMA!

Now open to current students & new members.

Full Class Timetable Resumes Mon 29 Jan 2024 at AAMA

AAMA's full class timetable resumes on Monday 29th January 2024. We're back on the mat 5 days a week at All Active Martial Arts Epping! �� New members welcomed, contact us for more info!

Australia Day - Long Weekend

BJMA Eskrima 2-hour Seminar, Sat 3 Feb 2024

BJMA Eskrima Training Seminar at

Billy Manne Martial Arts, 25 Overton Rd Frankston VIC.

12pm-2pm, Saturday 3rd February 2024.

Tickets at the door: $40.

Back on the mat in 2024!

Classes resumed at All Active Martial Arts on Monday 8th January 2024. Holiday timetable applies during January.

Full timetable resumes Monday 29th January 2024. New member bookings are now open. ������

JANUARY HOLIDAY TIMETABLE - ALL CLASS TIMES

End of Year Gradings at AAMA

2023 Doce Pares International Training Camp

All Active Martial Arts & Doce Pares Australia members take part in the 2023 "Tapok-Tapok Eskrimador Multi-Style" Training Camp, 19-21 October 2023 in Cebu, Philippines.

Empowering our Kids: The Benefits of Kids Karate & Martial Arts

Why should children learn martial arts?

Here are some of the many ways kids karate can help improve your child's physical and mental wellbeing:

VIC Championship Tournament at AAMA

A high energy weekend at AAMA for the WEKAF Australia Victorian Championship ��

WEKAF AU VIC State Tournament hosted at AAMA 16-17 Sept 2023

WEKAF Australia State Tournament (VIC) to be held at All Active Martial Arts Epping, 16-17 November 2023

EKA SPORT: Starts 10 July at AAMA

Exciting new system starts 10 July 2023 at AAMA

EKA SPORT

AAMA Mid-Year Gradings

Kidz Karate & Zen Do Kai Gradings, 24th June 2023

Krav Maga Grading: June 2023

AAMA Krav Maga Grading, Tuesday 20th June 2023

Muay Thai Grading: 15 June 2023

June Grading for AAMA Muay Thai Students

Instructor Spotlight: Neil Coulter Muay Thai

All-Active Martial Arts Instructor Spotlight: Muay Thai Head Instructor, Neil Coulter

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Full timetable resumes Monday 29th January 2024. New member bookings are now open. ��

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All classes will run as usual from Tuesday 11 April, after Easter Long Weekend. ��

Halloween Kidz Karate ��

AAMA Closed for Queen's Birthday Public Holiday